Yesterday morning when I left Church after services, I left the window in my office that faces South cracked open no more then a half an inch wide. I had opened it earlier that morning to get some fresh air in the office after having been gone for a week. Then came Sunday night's Storms. I had forgotten that I had left open the window just this small crack, but that half inch space proved to be more then enough for those storms to play havoc with my office! The fierce winds pushed rain water thru that crack in the window, dampening many things and ruining others. Carpet was wet as was my desk. A few books ruined as well as my stereo, a it was still sitting in a puddle when I arrived. I only have myself to blame. The damage could have been much worse, but it was damage that could have been prevented.
It causes me to ponder how at many times we grow lazy in our Faith, leaving open windows of contentment and complacency, maybe we pray less then we used too or we don't crack open God's Word as much as we should. Finding time to serve others doesn't happen as much as it used too for we have now filled our calendars with more "Me Time". And our Worship attendance takes a hit as well as we allow too many things to take God's place as the one we worship.
Why do we do this? Because we have given satan a "Crack in our Windows of Faith" allowing him to blow into our lives with such a damaging wind, a tornado of havoc he can play upon our spiritual lives.
We cannot give the devil any footholds in our lives friends! For the devastation he can bring about is life altering. Have you checked your windows of faith lately to make sure NO falsehoods are blowing in? Well, I gotta go, for I still have mess to clean up! Love Ya' Pastor Rick
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