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Excuses - We All Have Them

By R. Martinez
During tough times we all have excuses to why we feel disconnected from God. Here are my thoughts on this and how I'm handling it.

Lately I have been pondering on this word "excuses".  In the past few months there have been several changes in my life, not necessarily drastic changes but changes none the less. From starting a new job and relationships that have come and gone from my life were some of these changes. Through these changes I have felt very disconnected from God.  Maybe it was my choice to keep God out of my heart because I was harboring ill feelings towards people that chose to pretty much disregard my friendship with them. Maybe it was just because I was not spending time with God.


 


The fact of the matter is that it is not my feelings on 'life changes' that have made me feel disconnected from God it's my EXCUSES for not spending time with Him. For example, I don't pray because I'm tired from working all day or I'm too busy dwelling on the relationships that have come and gone from my life.  For others it may be dealing with work, difficulty in there marriages and, yes, sometimes even ministry.  Never the less it's an excuse.  Not to mention I've been hiding from God because of my disobedience to Him.  I say this because if I'm busy about my personal life things, that means I have been neglectful to God's things. I believe that we make excuses to pacify ourselves into thinking we are justified in our lack of commitment to God. Let's face reality here; there will always be trials and issues in our lives. In Mat.5:45 Jesus said that the Father makes the sun rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and unjust. The key is to still have God in the midst of the rain. I have been running from God when I should be running to Him. Unlike people, He will never leave nor forsake us (Hebrews 13:5).


 


I have come to the realization that without God, trials and issues in my life will always seem bigger and far worst than what they really are. People will fail me but with God, family and true friends I can conquer any and all things that life brings my way. I thank Him that He is not like us.  I can't imagine what life would be if God were the one with excuses to disconnect from us.

 

I believe the easy way to deal with unpleasant life situations are to run away and give up.  However, I think that God would rather we run the race (with Him of course). 

 


Really, we as Christians are without excuse to be apart from God.  We have a Bible full of answers for living a life pleasing to Him. I don't know why we just don't refer to it for our day to day, but I do know I will be from now on. Life is too short to waste it away on excuses and disobediences. I want God to live in my heart and my soul forever. Jesus, I thank you Jesus that through your love and mercy for us, I can run back to your open arms.  


 


God is always available to us so we need to reach out for His hands, grab it and never let go!!  


 


Have you been making EXCUSES??   

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