What Is at the Center of Your Life? – Day 220

What Is at the Center of Your Life?

Day 220

In the solar system, planets have a predictable orbit because the sun is a stable gravitational “center”. Imagine what would happen to those planets if the sun suddenly disappeared.

You, too, need a stable center for your life, or your life could go spinning off into orbit. Perhaps you feel as if you are floating crazily and aimlessly right now.

Take care not to place another person at the center of your life; your life cannot revolve around a person because no matter how much that individual loves you, he or she is fallible and can unintentionally fail you.

Dee Brestin says, “Put your trust in God. It sounds simplistic. I think that often particularly women have a tendency toward depending on people instead of God. They cling too tightly. They don’t think they will ever be alone. They almost tend to make that person like God, and they’re shocked when that person either lets them down or dies. How important it is to know that you have a Friend who is closer than a brother, who will never let you down and will never die.”

In the end, only on this is permanent. Your relationship with God, if you have one, cannot be taken away. Because this relationship is so critical to your stability, it’s important to know for sure that you have the kind of relationship with Him that will ensure He is permanently in the center of your life.

“Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you” (Psalm 9:10).

Lord God, You will never leave me or let me down. Forgive me for placing other people and things at the center of my life. I want You as my secure foundation. Amen.