"Never-ending Praise"

"Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever." (Psalms 145:2)

  If you think about what it means to have eternal life, you have got to believe that it means an eternity in the presence of God. According to the way John saw the end result in Heaven, it was about something so beautiful and Holy, there was no other way to decride other than radiant diamonds and precious stones; gold and bright shining beauty, where the sun no longer was needed to light up the day, because God Himself was the light, and His Light was all that was needed. That is a picture of what we are looking forward to, and something that should strengthen our determination to run this race with everything that is within us. It would be wonderful if it was that easy to stay focused upon Heaven, but the cares of living seem to sometimes get in the way. Even though I have dedicated this time for prayer, reading, and blogging, not yet failing to keep it up, there is still at least 21 hours or more left in my day to mess things up. Usually within two or three hours after finishing this blog, I am at work and dealing with the world; sometimes, it is more about the world dealing with me! That is a simple way of saying that it really does not take much for the world to punch my buttons and cause me to loose the patience I have prayed for earlier in the morning. Epic Fail, is usually the term that is applied to that: You ask God to give you patience, and before you know it, you are being tested for patience, and learn pretty quick that you need a little more work. I hope you don't get the wrong idea about me, because I do have days that are better than most; it's just that my goal to keep my focus upon the Lord and all the fruits of the Spirit, sometime feel more like work than they should. As they say, "A apple tree does not need to work at making apples," but if determination is needed to run this race, it sounds as though there is a little work involved...

"Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, least thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he decieveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden. Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption, but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting." (Galatians 6:1-8)