We must, therefore, pay even more attention to what we have heard, so that we will not drift away. Hebrews 2:1
My words…
Lord, You have given Your children what we need to stay anchored in this life. Your very words, intentions, hopes, instructions, and commands are freely available to us. Your word is alive because You are alive. All we need to do is pay attention. Consistently. And therein lies the rub.
Prayer for me
If I don’t make a habit of feeding on Your word like I feed myself food, I will drift. Your word doesn’t drift away from me. I drift away from it. I reason it out this way: I am not drifting away from You as my God, I just get carried along on a different current away from Your word. But it’s the same thing, isn’t it? You are Truth. Your word is Truth. The only way for me to stay anchored beside You is to keep Your word in front of me. All the time. I’m reaching out to You for Your help. All the time.
Forgive me
I pray Your forgiveness when I dare place any other word before Yours and when I don’t yield my stubborn will to Your teaching. At times, I grow weary, my eyes burn, my mind longs to put my thoughts to rest. One time leads to another, and another. The pages of my Bible aren’t turned for days. (Especially when my reading schedule assigns me to Leviticus, and all I can think about is skipping to Jericho.) Forgive me for taking advantage of Your patience and mercy.
Prayer for others
Lord, I pray for those who are drifting and have been doing so for too long. Put Your words in front of their eyes somehow! Draw them back toward the Truth so they may live the abundant life You will for us all.
More praise
Drifting is a sad, unsettling thought: being carried along without direction. I remember times when I felt I was drifting as a parent, as an employee, as a teacher. But the most unsettling were the times when I was drifting away from You and Your word. When I would finally admit that truth and turn back toward where You were, THERE You were, as if You had tagged along behind. Thank You, God.
