BE CAREFUL

Today's reading: Deuteronomy 7-9

"But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulations and laws. For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in, and when your flocks and herds have become very large and your silver and gold have multiplied along with everything else, that is the time to be careful. Do not become proud at that time and forget that he led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock!" Deuteronomy 8:11-15 NLT

It's when things are going well for us that we must be very vigilant in regards to our spiritual walks.

On tough days, we seek God.

In dry seasons we cry out for the Lord.

During the stormy nights we seek our Savior, Comforter and Anchor.

But on sunny days? The days when the skies are blue, the water is calm and there is plenty on our plates?

That's when we, I will lump you into the category I often fall in myself, take the Lord for granted.

We forget the vastness of His love, the expanse of His grace, the enormity of His mercy and the unlimited provisions He has blessed us with.

We coast on what we have, rest on what we've accomplished and worship what we believe is well within our reach.

We forget that where we are, who we are, who we are no longer and what all we have came directly from His hands and into our lives.

So if your fridge is full, your checking account isn't in the red, your health is good, your problems are not present--remember to keep searching for Him throughout your day!