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As a young teen I used to like to
go for long walks in the woods in the deep snow of western Illinois. Sometimes
I would actually set out running just to see how far I could go with heavy boots
and snow as my two main adversaries.
One wintry day I set out on a long walk to
just see where I would end up. For the life of me, I have no idea what
I thought I was going to
do when I got "there" or how I was going to get back. As I headed south,
I tried to keep a straight
path. Over the next couple of hours, I slowly drifted off course. When
I finally realized
where I was, I had drifted a good half-mile to the
west of my supposedly straight south walk.
When things don't go well it is human nature
to drift in our walk of faith. When faced with trials it is easy to drift
toward blaming God,
forgetting that He is the giver of all things good.
James saw this drift as a basic struggle for
believers, so he wrote, "Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am being
tempted by God"; for
God cannot be tempted by evil, and he Himself does not tempt anyone.
But each one is tempted when
he is carried away (drifts) and enticed by
his own lust." (James
1:13 ¡14)
If I'd had a compass on my little trek, I would
have known of my drifting. Our spiritual compass is the Word of God.
You should apply it with
our eyes fixed on the Son. Doing so will help keep you from drifting
toward blaming God.
All Scripture references are from the New American Standard
Version unless otherwise noted.
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Drifting
