{"id":12613,"date":"2015-04-15T09:30:58","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T13:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=12613"},"modified":"2015-04-15T14:18:03","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T18:18:03","slug":"the-failure-to-pay-close-attention-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=12613","title":{"rendered":"The Failure To Pay Close Attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-meta\">\n<div class=\"entry-date\"><strong>The high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days. \u2014<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?version=31&amp;search=2+Chronicles+15%3A17\" target=\"_blank\">2 Chronicles 15:17<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-meta --> <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<section class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"post-content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S0cMVmr11bY\" width=\"620\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nAsa was not completely obedient in the outward, visible areas of his life. He was obedient in what he considered the most important areas, but he was not entirely right. Beware of ever thinking, \u201cOh, that thing in my life doesn\u2019t matter much.\u201d The fact that it doesn\u2019t matter much to you may mean that it matters a great deal to God. Nothing should be considered a trivial matter by a child of God. How much longer are we going to prevent God from teaching us even one thing? But He keeps trying to teach us and He never loses patience. You say, \u201cI know I am right with God\u201d\u2014 yet the \u201chigh places\u201d still remain in your life. There is still an area of disobedience. Do you protest that your heart is right with God, and yet there is something in your life He causes you to doubt? Whenever God causes a doubt about something, stop it immediately, no matter what it may be. Nothing in our lives is a mere insignificant detail to God.Are there some things regarding your physical or intellectual life to which you have been paying no attention at all? If so, you may think you are all correct in the important areas, but you are careless\u2014 you are failing to concentrate or to focus properly. You no more need a day off from spiritual concentration on matters in your life than your heart needs a day off from beating. As you cannot take a day off morally and remain moral, neither can you take a day off spiritually and remain spiritual. God wants you to be entirely His, and it requires paying close attention to keep yourself fit. It also takes a tremendous amount of time. Yet some of us expect to rise above all of our problems, going from one mountaintop experience to another, with only a few minutes\u2019 effort.___________________________________________________________&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>April 15 2015<\/p>\n<p>Journal Entry for Today-JDV<\/p>\n<p>Lord, I do not want to \u201ctake a day off\u201d from being connected to You. But I find that I do get distracted, unfocused and locked into my own silly worries and concerns. Please help me avoid the tangles of everyday living, including my concerns about how I am to live in this world.<\/p>\n<p>And God says\u2026\u201d<em>The living and breathing sacrifice of Jesus, provides all you need for being connected, AND your distractions. I know you get distracted, that is why I gave you the Holy Spirit\u00a0 and provide all the mercy and grace that is needed in your life and especially\u00a0when you are unable to stay focused and connected. And when you draw near to Me I will draw near to you, however, there is no requirement that you always think of Me or that you always seek and stay connected. On this side of heaven My grace and mercy will always fill those gaps. \u00a0Just trust in Me with all your heart, do not rely on your own understanding and I will make your paths straight.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days. \u20142 Chronicles 15:17 Asa was not completely obedient in the outward, visible areas of his life. He was obedient in what he considered the most important areas, but he was not entirely right. 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