I wanted to share something that really over took me this morning. I do this because I am just reminded of one of my favorite verses: Proverbs 27:17 “Iron sharpens iron,and one man sharpens another.”

This morning I was getting ready for work as usual and went into the kitchen to make a protein shake. I got the milk out of the fridge and closed the door. I have kids, so my fridge door has all those things the kids have made on the door held by magnets. Evidently one had fallen off and I put the toe of my shoe on it and slid it out of the way so I could get done with what I was doing, knowing I would come back later and place it back where it goes later. Just after I had moved it I looked down and it was a cross. It was one in which Mercy had made and colored with WWJD on it. Almost immediately I felt the Spirit say something to me. How many times have I moved THE CROSS out of my way or stepped over it in order to get on with my normal life, knowing that I would come back and place it where it should be later on. As tears welled up in my eyes I began to repent and ask God to forgive me and to search my heart and life. I began to realize that there were many times I probably did this throughout my day to day life, instead of keeping the cross in my sight at all times. We need to be everyday “seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” (Matthew 6:33) and loving God “with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our mind and with all our strength” (Mark 12:30), or are there other things that we put first, knowing that we can always go back and put them where they go after we finish living for the day.

So I know the cross that “mercy” made doesn’t need to be moved out of the way but needs to be placed solidly in my life because I already know what Jesus did. How about you?

Have a blessed day!

Lee McFatridge : TransparentLiving.com

“What would you attempt to do, if you knew you could not fail?”- Unknown
“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.”- George Eliot
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness,
and all these things will be added to you.” – Jesus Christ