Some things I set before me regularly.
One is my computer. I lived without it more years than I have lived with
it, but presently I can’t imagine doing life without it. It’s the first thing I
set before me in the morning when I write, and it’s the first thing I put on my
desk when I arrive at school to teach. I need it to take attendance, do lesson
plans, research items for classroom discussion, and display information for the
students on the overhead.
Two other items I position before me are my black and my red pens. Black
for normal writing and red for grading. In a year, I use up several red pens.
Also put before me on my desk at school is my cup of coffee and my cup
of water. I can’t imagine facing a day with no Java. One cup before I leave the
house for work and another cup to sip on until around ten in the morning. Then,
I gravitate to the water.
Yet another set of items positioned before me are my eye drops. To stave
off glaucoma and to manage my dry-eye disease, I place three sets of eye drops
in my eyes several times each day. They keep my eyes from blurring and my world
from going black.
One other thing that rests before me—which I didn’t set there—are
troubles. They seem to come on a regular basis throughout life. Just a part of
the journey. Sometimes because of poor decisions. At other times because of
living in a sin-decorated world.
The psalmist set a more important thing before him: the Lord. I’ve done
that too. When I was nine, I made the decision to set the Lord before me. And
with few exceptions, I’ve made it a practice to set Him before me regularly.
When I don’t, life gets squirrely.
But how do I set someone I can’t see or tangibly interact with before
me? When I read and meditate on Scripture, I set God before me. Those are His
words, given to writers through the inspiration of God’s Spirit. This makes
them important…life-giving.
I set God before me through my petitions. He knows what I need—and
want—but He wants to hear the requests. This expresses my faith…and matures
it.
Placing God before us consistently is essential. Doing it sporadically
doesn’t give us the abundant life Jesus offers. Doing so requires
intentionality, but it’s possible and results in the best life possible.
God’s storehouse is full of blessings He’s waiting to share with you.
Set Him before you each day and experience them.
Prayer: Father, give us the faith to set You before us each day.
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