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bluidkiti · 03-14-2014, 12:25 PM

Prone To Wander By Bill Crowder

With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! —Psalm 119:10

One of my favorite classic hymns is “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” which was written in 1757 by 22-year-old Robert Robinson. In the hymn’s lyrics is a line that always captures my attention and forces me to do some self-evaluation. The line says, “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love.” I feel that way sometimes. Too often I find myself distracted and drifting, instead of having my heart and mind focused on the Savior who loves me and gave Himself for me. Robert Robinson and I are not alone in this.

In those seasons of wandering, our heart of hearts doesn’t want to drift from God—but, like Paul, we often do what we don’t want to do (Rom. 7:19), and we desperately need to turn back to the Shepherd of our heart who can draw us to Himself. David wrote of this struggle in His great anthem to the Scriptures, Psalm 119, saying, “With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!” (v.10).

Sometimes, even when our hearts long to seek God, the distractions of life can draw us away from Him and His Word. How grateful we can be for a patient, compassionate heavenly Father whose grace is always sufficient—even when we are prone to wander!
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above. —Robinson

Our tendency to wander is matched by God’s willingness to pursue.

MajestyJo · 03-16-2014, 03:42 AM

Prone to wander makes me think of the saying, "S.L.I.P." Sobriety loses it's priority, because I allow my mind to wander into other things, follow a path that I know is not good for me, and pull on the blanket of denial, so I can't see. If I don't see it or acknowledge it, I tell myself I don't have to own it.

MajestyJo · 03-20-2014, 02:23 PM

Just had the thought that how my mind wanders and I lose concentration and focus. For me, it is often the Fibro Fog, but many times, it is because I didn't do my morning meditation or I did a quickie and figured it would fix me for the day because to me, my motive and intent is there. Have found that quick fixes don't work. Have also found that any time is a good time to stop and connect with my God, which brings me back into today.

03-14-2014, 12:25 PM	#1
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 73,835	Prone To Wander Prone To Wander By Bill Crowder With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! —Psalm 119:10 One of my favorite classic hymns is “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” which was written in 1757 by 22-year-old Robert Robinson. In the hymn’s lyrics is a line that always captures my attention and forces me to do some self-evaluation. The line says, “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love.” I feel that way sometimes. Too often I find myself distracted and drifting, instead of having my heart and mind focused on the Savior who loves me and gave Himself for me. Robert Robinson and I are not alone in this. In those seasons of wandering, our heart of hearts doesn’t want to drift from God—but, like Paul, we often do what we don’t want to do (Rom. 7:19), and we desperately need to turn back to the Shepherd of our heart who can draw us to Himself. David wrote of this struggle in His great anthem to the Scriptures, Psalm 119, saying, “With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!” (v.10). Sometimes, even when our hearts long to seek God, the distractions of life can draw us away from Him and His Word. How grateful we can be for a patient, compassionate heavenly Father whose grace is always sufficient—even when we are prone to wander! Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love; Here’s my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it for Thy courts above. —Robinson Our tendency to wander is matched by God’s willingness to pursue. __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.

03-16-2014, 03:42 AM	#2
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Prone to wander makes me think of the saying, "S.L.I.P." Sobriety loses it's priority, because I allow my mind to wander into other things, follow a path that I know is not good for me, and pull on the blanket of denial, so I can't see. If I don't see it or acknowledge it, I tell myself I don't have to own it. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

03-20-2014, 02:23 PM	#3
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Just had the thought that how my mind wanders and I lose concentration and focus. For me, it is often the Fibro Fog, but many times, it is because I didn't do my morning meditation or I did a quickie and figured it would fix me for the day because to me, my motive and intent is there. Have found that quick fixes don't work. Have also found that any time is a good time to stop and connect with my God, which brings me back into today. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.

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