Floating a Little Too Far from Shore?

If you’ve ever floated on a raft at the lake, the gulf or ocean, you know that feeling when you think you’ve been relaxing but you open your eyes only to realize you are nowhere near where you started. You can’t see your chair, nothing looks familiar, you might even be in dangerous waters, and it was definitely unplanned. It’s not so relaxing now. It’s anxiety, stress, and maybe even fear.

Don’t close your eyes for too long, people! Life will sweep you away just as fast while you’re not paying attention. One day you wake up and your health is in the toilet, your friendships need nurturing, your business isn’t thriving, your relationships are way off center, your kids are into bad habits, or the root of all things awry for me.. my relationship with God feels unfamiliar.

The bible says the devil prowls around us like a roaring lion, circling… waiting for us to lose our focus and devour us while we’re not paying attention. Ears and eyes up, friends. To stay the path, you’ve got to steer, and to not float away, you’re going to have to paddle just a bit. Don’t let it get to an almost emergent situation because you didn’t notice what was happening. But if you did…. welcome back! ❤

1 Peter 5:8