I love technology. I hate technology. It all depends on how “technology” is treating me. Today, I am in “hate technology” mode. THAT’s the way I began yesterday’s devotion. It rings true today also.
My fitness watch battery is dying and after much research, turns out there are no battery replacement options. It has been losing its charge rapidly over the past month, but I was hoping that was just a temporary problem. Nope, it’s a permanent one. It will not hold a charge for more than an hour, even less if I take a walk. I now need to buy a new one. Not a task I am looking forward to with all the research on price, reliability, etc.
Even more frustrating now is my personal “spiritual battery.” I feel depleted. I have been dealing with some physical issues and with a variety of doctor appointments that has shifted my focus in subtle ways. Over the last weeks I have spent most of my time thinking about … well … me. That is never a “spiritually healthy” mode.
My focus needs to be on Christ Jesus my LORD. The LORD reminded me of Hebrews 12 this morning … that wonderful chapter that follows the Heroes of Faith Chapter. I was reminded that I need to “strip off every weight that slows [me] down, especially the sin that so easily trips [me] up.”
And nothing weighs me down or trips me up faster than focusing on “self.” I must instead “run with endurance the race God has set before [me]”
I can only do that by keeping my “eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects [my] faith.” [Hebrews 12:1-3 NLT]
Thank you, LORD, for that reminder! Amen
