A Call To Action

Orig: 06/04/07

Thank you again, T, for the thoughtful gifts. The St. Christopher medal is in my car, and the daily meditations .... well, the first day's meditation includes the following:

A Moment of Reckoning

But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? -- Proverbs 6:9

We don't always recognize a wake-up call when it happens. Only later do we realize that God was trying to shake us loose from the shackles of slumber. ...

God cannot fully use those who are totally self-reliant. It is from the broken places of our lives that we minister most effectively. In utter hopelessness we realize how much we desperately need God. Only then are we emboldened to do what is beyond ourselves, because only then do we realize our strength is from God and not something we can conjure up ourselves.

So when your faith is shaken or your world is suddenly turned upside down, stop and listen. It might be God's alarm clock going off in your life. Your wake-up call. Arise and shine; resist the snooze button.

Lord Jesus, let me recognize the crucial moments of my existence. Make me attentive to your workings, to your voice, and your purpose.

Amen!!!