For the last few days I've had a cold. It hasn't stopped me from doing anything, but it just has lingered and has me really run down. I've got the classic sore throat, congestion, cough, etc.
Obviously, the way to get rid of a cold is to take some medicine to assist your immune system with fighting off the symptoms. That is exactly what I'm doing, and I know that eventually this cold will go away. I also realize that I'll probably get another cold at some point this winter as well.
I mention the cold that I have because it reminded me of something from my spiritual life. There are times when I get run down when it comes to doing the things I should be doing for God. I just don't feel like reading the Bible, praying, witnesing, etc. I know the symptoms and I know how to fix the problem. Yet, just like when I get a cold, sometimes it takes me a few days before I wake up to the problem and start to apply the solution.
Do you ever get that way in your spiritual life? Do you go through times when you aren't your normal self and realize that fact, and still take some time to fix it?
Today I'd just like to leave you with this: when you know the problem, the quicker you apply the solution the quicker the problem will go away. It's just like this cold I have. I didn't start taking medicine the first day I noticed the cold, but instead waited a few days. Now, it's been awhile and I still have the cold. Would I have started the meds earlier then maybe I'd be done with this all, but instead am still fighting off the cold. Be smarter than me with this cold....apply the solutions and get yourself back to full strength right away!
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