It is unbelievable how time can get away from you. I woke up this morning thinking, oh my goodness, Michelle, it has almost been a month since you wrote a daily devotional. And for a moment, I started to work myself up again. I began to allow the thoughts of doubt and shame to cloud my judgment of what I know is true. The last devotional I wrote was on May 1st, cringe, but my inconsistency came before then.  

See, I harp on consistency, yet I find myself not being consistent. Every day I would remind myself, “Michelle, you didn’t do a podcast this week. You didn’t write a daily devotional today. You haven’t shared a post today.” Blah blah blah. Then I realized I was allowing my need or want to be consistent or my desire to have it together at all times to become a distraction. I was so focused on those things; I got distracted from the purpose of those things. 

Even though I knew this in my head, God reminded me that it is easy for even the things that we are doing for the Lord can become a distraction from the Lord and His works. So today, no matter what your distractions are, I ask that you pray with me Psalms 26:2-3 Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind, for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.