Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Accountable?

It dawned on me this morning that I am a weak person (not just in the physical sense, but even spiritually). I realized that I have an accountability partner for just about every area of my life; dieting, exercising, my quiet time...
Since coming to Charlotte 16 months ago (hard to believe) I've gained 10 pounds. Of course, that's been my life with my weight; up 5, down 10, up 10, down 5. Only this time I can't seem to get the scale to budge. It's been one area that I've obsessed over for many years. Then there's exercising...yuck! And then having a consistent quiet time. For years I have wasted so much time on things that don't matter. Many nights I've crawled into the bed only to ask myself, "what did I do today that pleased God"? Often my answer has been, "nothing". How that breaks my heart. Broken promises!
I am so thankful that God doesn't look back. That he doesn't bring up my many failures...that He forgives me over and over. I'm so thankful that the older I get, the more precious He is to me. That I desire to spend time with just Him.
I am thankful that He sees my heart, that He keeps me accountable.
II Corinthians 12:10 "...for when I am weak, then I am strong".

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