{"id":10161,"date":"2024-04-22T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=10161"},"modified":"2024-03-29T13:58:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T18:58:54","slug":"10161","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2024\/04\/22\/10161\/","title":{"rendered":"Continued Presence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One-minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tan-and-Orange-Beautiful-Watercolor-Gradient-Motivational-Quote-Facebook-Post.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tan-and-Orange-Beautiful-Watercolor-Gradient-Motivational-Quote-Facebook-Post.png 940w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tan-and-Orange-Beautiful-Watercolor-Gradient-Motivational-Quote-Facebook-Post-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Tan-and-Orange-Beautiful-Watercolor-Gradient-Motivational-Quote-Facebook-Post-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continued presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">David pleads with the Lord not to leave him. The psalmist didn\u2019t have to worry; God never parts from us. If anything, we move away from the Creator, but He doesn\u2019t leave. As happens in life, busyness can cause us to forget who gives us our strength. Only when trouble comes do we call out to Jesus. We don\u2019t call on the Lord for help during good times, but as soon as the tides turn, we begin to look heavenward for help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because of his sinful past, David had reason to doubt the Lord\u2019s loyalty. But God didn\u2019t move; David did. When the warrior saw Bathsheba on the roof, he didn\u2019t want the Lord around. No, David just wanted Bathsheba, another man\u2019s wife. And he got her by killing one of his commanders. How sad that David killed an innocent man to meet his fleshly desires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honestly, we all succumb to our fleshly desires, but when we turn back to the Lord, He welcomes us with open arms. God never leaves us, but we do leave Him. \u00a0Changing our behavior requires knowing it. We can\u2019t become a new person in Christ until we admit our way doesn\u2019t work. Only then can we begin moving forward, letting go of past wounds, and experiencing purification from the Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Prayer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank You, Lord, for never leaving nor forsaking us. Forgive us for leaving You.\u00a0 Help us see the sin in our lives so we can confess it to You and live life fully. Lead us from temptation, deliver us from evil, and create a renewed spirit in us full of grace and mercy. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One-minute read. Continued presence. David pleads with the Lord not to leave him. The psalmist didn\u2019t have to worry; God never parts from us. If anything, we move away from the Creator, but He doesn\u2019t leave. As happens in life, busyness can cause us to forget who gives us our strength. 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