SIDE TRACKED

Good morning, Mighty Woman of God.  I pray that today's devotion will be a blessing to you.  I speak blessings upon blessings over you.

I started in the Prayer Ministry (Prayer Warrior) and I went to church every Sunday.  I went to Wednesday night bible study, I went to any classes that I felt would help me in my spiritual journey.  I graduated from a 16 week Teacher's Course and I attended Sunday School regularly.  Now that sounds like I had it all together.  Oh, and don't let me forget the Senior Citizens home I went to once a week for bible study and having a prayer closet that I stayed in prayer for a number of hours a day.  So what happened?

I moved to Las Vegas to be closer to my family.  I used to go to the gambling boat a little bit and I loved it.  So I am now in Vegas and you don't have to travel far to get to a slot machine.  The devil knew what I liked and he also knows what you like.  He will make it readily available to you.  

 

Then I started smoking weed again.  I would have never thought that I would get that far away from God.  I love the Lord God so much, He was always in my heart.  The devil speaks to us by say, "You can't go back to being a minister.  You can't get back in the choir.  You can't go back to teaching the Word of God. God won't accept you back into His arms.  You have really messed up this time. You mind as well forget it.

The most important thing for you to remember while you are in that 'side track' mode is that you left the Lord arms of protection.  He did not leave you, the Lord will never leave nor forsake you.  The problem is that we don't fully believe that.  We hear testimonies of others and we believe that God is able, but in the back of our minds, we wonder will He do it for us. God will never unfriend you.  THE LORD GOD IS WAITING FOR YOU.

 

Heavenly Father I thank You for not leaving me.  Even when I don't do the things that I know is pleasing to You. Even when I say things from my mouth that is not pleasing to You, You still love me.  Father I pray that while I am in a side tracked mode that I attain and keep a listening ear to You, In Jesus name Amen!