Shortcuts.. can get you lost

​We once took a shortcut across a mountain in Colorado.. This was back before the days of GPS, and while vacationing in Colorado along with my wife and kids. My wife Mary pulled out the good ol' paper (folded 50 times) map and found a 'shortcut' that would cut off miles on our quest to reach the Royal Gorge.  

Well, we ended up Royal Lost driving where a minivan passed Sherpas .. mountain goats..  and the body of George Mallory until we back tracked to civilization. 

In the end our 'shortcut' added an extra 1 1/2 half hours to reach the 'Royal Hole in the Ground'. My lesson learned was beware of shortcuts when driving to the Royal Gorge, and as my mind wanders.. also.. there are no CliffsNotes for Intimacy with God.

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I am from time to time prone to FITTING GOD IN rather than making time with God a priority.  This scheduled time does not discount the importance of communing with him through out the day but by making time for prayer and devotions in the morning as a discipline demonstrates respect and a time that God honors.

God did not honor Cain's shortcut sacrifice back in Genesis when he showed up with a lovely garden salad and neither does He want us to take shortcuts in honoring God with our time, and our worship.  

My point is by making time with God a priority I am investing in the most important relationship any of usan pursue, and  this time is God honoring and pleasing to  Him.

I don't have the magic formula for intimacy with God, but my prayer is that we all take time to make time with God in prayers and devotions.  It does not have to be in the morning or any specific length of time.  It does not have to be a bible study but it needs to be in my mind a time of reading, reflection and prayer.  How else could we dream of tapping into any glimpse of the Almighty God without quiet moments alone pursuing him.

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I believe God will honor and grow these efforts and make our relationship with the creator of this world more personal and pleasing.
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Truth be told I continue to be a work in progress regarding this important discipline in my life. BUT.. I KNOW the difference it makes in my day when I take the time to be with God EVEN WHEN life is crazy busy.

Blessings,  

Jeff (Back Pew) Larson
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note:  Think and Live out the Lord's Prayer Mt 6:9-13 “Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

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