What Am I Doing?!
Josh October 27th, 2007
Q. 1. What is the chief end of man?
A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
O, God, in Your mercy forgive my sore neglect of Your provision! I am reminded of the frailty in which this sin-wrought body will remain until my sanctification is consumated. I am reminded of my own selfishness. I have paraded in frivolous pursuits and engaged in trivial matters. It is not that these things, O Lord, were inherently evil. No, it is my propensity toward neglect of Your graces. My enemy, this world, calls me away with sweet whispers and paws of velvet. Then as I approach a seemingly harmless circumstance the sharp claws tear through the velvet bloodying me anew.
I am but a frame of weightless matter and settle like dust before You. Forgive my neglect of wholeheartedly pursuing man’s chief end. Instead I have thought only of me: A wife. A family. Finishing my “education.” At what cost, Josh? Have I really been so foolish to think I can be an expounder of God’s Holy Word by making idols of the very means which bring me there and from the fruits resulting therein?! May it never be, Lord. Thank You for Your providential reminders to Your children of our great and incessant need of simplicity in Christ.
Forgive my failures and poor handling of Your Word. Forgive my selfishness. Strip away my pride. Break my stubbornness. Weeping lasts for the night, but joy comes in the morning. Resolve me O Lord to glorify Your Name and enjoy You, I pray in Christ’s Name and the merit which He purchased on my behalf. Amen.
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