Stay Put
in Your Faith
by Chris Whaley
When my girls were young, I loved to take them to
the beach. They would run to the water and start to
play. It wouldn’t take long, however, for the currents
to push them down the shoreline and away from the
safety of my presence.
“Hey,” I’d yell. “Come back here!”
“But we didn’t move, Daddy,” they’d insist. They
were certain they weren’t to blame.
So, to help keep them close, I set a cooler on the
beach and told them to keep their eyes on it. If they
used the cooler as a reference point for their position,
they could avoid being pushed down the shoreline.
It worked perfectly. When they started drifting down
shore, they’d make adjustments and come back to
where they were supposed to be.
God places reference points in our lives, too.
Unfortunately, there’ve been many times when I guess
you could say I took my eyes off the “cooler” and
allowed the currents of the world to push me away
from the presence of my heavenly Father. I’ve often
looked up and found myself far from where I knew God
wanted me to be.
Thankfully, He has been gracious. He’s given me His
Son, His precious Word, and the Holy Spirit to help keep
me close. As long as I keep my eyes focused on these
things, I won’t unknowingly drift away.
Maybe you’ve drifted away from the presence of
the Father. Maybe you’ve found yourself in a place you
know you shouldn’t be. You can come back, you know.
It’s never too late.
Just put your eyes back on God. Walk in obedience
to His Word through the strength of the Holy Spirit, and
you’ll be back in His presence in no time.
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