Have you ever felt the Lord admonishing you to take better care of your health? You knew He was nudging you to get more sleep, to eat properly and to decrease the hurry and stress in your life. In obedience to Him, you made a good beginning. You disciplined yourself to get to bed on time in order to get a full eight hours of sleep each night. You changed some of your eating habits and even began to walk every day.
Then something began to happen. A friend needed your listening ear . . . a neighbor needed your help . . . .a child needed extra attention...your elderly parents . . . your spouse . . . your child’s school . . . your place of fellowship. Before you knew it, you no longer were exercising, eating properly or getting the rest you needed. You became exhausted and run down. Instead of obeying the Lord’s directives to you about your health, you began to disobey Him by sacrificing your time and energy above and beyond His directions to you.
No, it is never wrong to serve those whom the Lord places in our lives. It is sin, however, to disobey Him. In this case, as in all instances, obedience to the Lord is better than sacrifice.
To obey is better than sacrifice . . . I Samuel 15:22
Heavenly Father, please help me not to get caught up in “doing good” so that I disobey You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
