Prone to Wander, Lord, I Feel it

"With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! (Psalm 119:10)


Sometimes, even when our hearts long to seek God, the distraction of life can draw us away from Him and His Word.

Too often we find ourselves distracted and drifting, instead of having our hearts and minds focused on the Savior who loves us and gave Himself for us.

In those seasons of wandering, our heart of hearts doesn't want to drift from God.

But, like Paul, we often do what we don't want to do (Romans 7:19).

We desperately need to turn back to the Shepherd of our heart who can draw us to Himself.

How grateful we can be for a patient, compassionate heavenly Father whose grace is always sufficient, even when we are prone to wander!

When Trouble Comes

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of mercies and God of all comfort.
- 2 Corinthians 1:3 -

Where do we go when struggles and pain threaten to shake our faith?

2 Corinthians 1:3 has the answer.

Here, Paul praised God on two levels.

First, he praised God, who is not only our God, but also the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ Himself.

Then he told us that our heavenly Father is the God of all mercy and comfort.

Let us go to God the Father in times of troubles.

He has an endless supply and is ready to pour it out on us in abundance.

He is all we need in times of trouble!