“Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin our vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom.”
(Song of Solomon 2:15 NIV)
We’ve already reached the fourth quarter of the year – where did the time go? Have you achieved the goals you set for yourself in January? Are you even close? If not, do you wonder how in the world you got off-course? All it takes is one tiny step to veer away from your planned course of action – and before you know it, you’re way off-track! One degree changes the angle.
Maybe I’m the only one who goes shopping for just one thing and ends up buying more items than I care to tell my spouse. Or looks at the mountain of laundry on Friday that started out as just one load washed and dried Monday when I said, “I’ll fold and put it away it later…” but later never came. Or reasons, “I’ll eat just one piece of chocolate,” only to find too many foil wrappers scattered around me five minutes later. Yes, I’m sure I’m the only person who has these kinds of experiences! It’s the little things that significantly affect the end result. When driving a car, we don’t jerk the wheel violently back and forth the whole time we’re going straight. Instead, we use a series of smooth movements and slight, consistent adjustments to keep us going in the desired direction. When it’s time to turn, we approach the transition by changing our pace and rate of speed accordingly.
God wants to do the same thing with us. He wants us to remember that small changes can have big impact – if we allow Him to modify and correct areas where we’ve started to drift away from His perfect will. It may be uncomfortable now, but it’s better to catch something sooner than later, when it will truly hurt. What’s coming to devour your fruit? You’ve got to identify it and conquer it before it destroys you! A thermostat is proof that one degree does make a difference.
Ask God to adjust and fine-tune you this week – you may be surprised to see the areas He desires to tweak in YOU!
© Copyright 2007 by Kayren J. Cathcart
