Just not feeling it today

     Thinking is a good thing until you and I over think stuff.  You know what I mean?  We get so wrapped up in thinking that we become immobilized in doing.  We think about people we care about and some we don't and call it prayer.  We read Christian self'-help books and call it being in the Word.  We seem to "think" and then believe we are actually doing Jesus' work.  Same goes for feelings.  We all have them.  However, the difference is found when we go by our feelings instead of God's feelings.  Yes, we watch our carbon footprint.  We also feel the need to be politically correct and bend our feelings to match the world around us to the point we lose track of what God wants and succumb to the wants of the world.  Of course we know that crickets in East Africa are decreasing in population!  Doesn't everyone?  But, is that what God wants us to be focused on.  We stand by and do nothing, say nothing and make God nothing as we silently approve the abortion (murder) of innocent babies to the tune of 1.5 million a year in the United States alone.  Don't forget about the cricket!
     What if....   We play that game too!  Don't mind the "what if'" moments.  Think about the solutions to our dilemmas from God's plan.  God asks:  "What would you be like if you obeyed me?"  There would be no room for mediocre responses.  There would be no need to focus on ourselves.  There would be concern about Godly concerns and not the worlds concerns.  You do know that the worldly concerns not focused on Jesus' concerns?  Don't you?  It's not that God doesn't care but rather that he cares so much and is heartbroken that you and I don't become obedient to all that is right in His eyes.  Not knowing the heart of God has been a choice of mankind since Eve and Adam.  Selfish desire has created this dilemma in your life.  What, if anything, are you going to do about it?  Stick your head in the sand, close your drapes and double lock your doors and windows?  Perhaps you will go to the church where they ignore God and focus on feeling good not having submitted to God?
     If you are "Just not feeling it today" you can genuinely blame yourself as God hasn't moved nor changed ever.  He's right there beside you intricately trying to show you His love for you and those who you care about.  He's right there waiting to bless, love and uplift those who bless, love and uplift the name of Jesus.  Things going wrong in your life, your world or the world at large?  It's not God's doing nor is it his choice.  Bemoaning your "lack"?  Start by assessing your blessings.  If you have only one blessing look deeper and become a thankful person instead of a complaining one.  I have some difficulty not complaining just as you do.  However, it's what we do with our spirit daily that makes the difference.  Try being obedient to God, read the Word and pray from the standpoint you believe God hears you.  Most of all; remember that it's always your choice!