The time to play at work is when the boss leaves on vacation.
That’s when you get away with talking on the phone, checking e-mail, and
posting on Facebook, right? Or if Mr. or Ms. Right hasn’t appeared on the
horizon…well, what’s the problem with fooling around with someone who is available? No one’s watching, right?
Even though God allows U-turns, there are consequences
for sin. Jesus tells a story about this is Matthew 25:1-13. The Parable of the
Ten Bridesmaids has haunted me for the past few weeks. In the story, ten bridesmaids
were waiting for the bridegroom. Five took extra oil for their lamps, but the
others thought they’d have enough. The bridesmaids left to buy more, and the
bridegroom came while they were gone. They missed out on the wedding feast
because they hadn’t prepared for his arrival.
Please hear my heart in this. I know a lot of us have
made foolish decision. One time too many. And now you feel stuck, locked out of
that wedding feast. No longer worth of human love. No longer worthy of God’s love.
But God offers forgiveness. He offers grace. And He
blesses the relationships He finds waiting and watching in purity. You can
trust Him today and every day! Make God your focus, the Kingdom your work, and
all your relationships will succeed.
Prayer: Let me be
found faithful so that, at the appropriate time, you can bring me together with
the man/woman of my dreams. I thank you that you can do more for me than I ever
think or imagine. In Jesus’s precious and Holy name, Amen.
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