Oh Lord, I have been duped, yet again. and not because anyone more clever than I blinded me. I was duped because I chose to be lazy, I chose to ignore those little twinges and voices you send out when a faulty persuasion or argument is in progress. I chose a human way, my way, also known as a hard heart.
As a mom so long ago, I learned to listen to my "mom intuition", sometimes by trial and error but I got pretty good at knowing when my kids were pulling something. I shared my experiences with other parents and listened to them to benefit from their experiences. I knew then not to ignore those signals, the life of my children might actually depend on it. It was a formula that seemed to work.
So why do I fall prey to feeble logic and ignorant arguments, now when the situation is maybe a bit less personal why do I ignore those internal signals. where is my formula?
All truth is in You Lord, all truth. All love is found in you, Lord, and only in you
I must always remind myself misuse of facts can indeed cloud what I know is truth and how I must love.
I have a dear sister who rarely commits to popular opinions but always turns to her daily scripture and faithful friends for guidance. I wonder if I can ever come to embrace a daily commitment, not for the joy of completing bible study programs because I have stacks of them, but for my daily self.Isaiah tells us that Jerusalem rose and fell over her people remembering to pray, and worship God, like all humanity their values were held strong one second and traded for the popular whim in the next. But when they returned to God, The Way started to straighten.
So the question is, through prayer and scripture will I be strong enough to listen to and follow the right instincts placed in me by God. Perhaps,
If I do not harden my heart.
