tug-a-war
I do.
On the one hand is Satan dangling temptations under my nose. "Look how easy it would be", he says to me. "Look what all you could have.'
"Here's a man, handsome, charming and in love with you, so he's an atheist. No one's perfect. Don't be judgmental. Maybe you can change him."
"Hey, what about this job? It pays well and you'd get a big office. So what if there's a lot of office politics, crude joking and it's not what you were called to do. No one's perfect. Don't be judgmental. Maybe you can change them."
"You ought to run that car off the road. Isn't it illegal to drive in the left hand lane if you're not passing? They're blocking traffic. You're going to be late."
On the other hand God stands with arms out stretched waiting patiently. He makes an absolutely beautiful sunrise just as I am leaving for work. Sometimes I don't even look at it.
He inspired people to create a Christian radio station that plays my favorite songs and has my favorite preachers. The DJs pray and read scripture as if God told them exactly what I need to hear. Sometimes I don't even listen.
He's brought together the most wonderful group of people to form a church. He's called a man to be the pastor and continues to draw him closer so that his sermons are truly Christ inspired. While I did have the sense to join the church, sometimes I don't attend all the services and I don't take the time to get to know each one of those wonderful people.
Anyone else caught between these two or is it just me?
