who brought you out of Egypt.
You shall acknowledge no God but me,
no Savior except me.
I cared for you in the desert,
in the land of burning heat.
When I fed them, they were satisfied;
when they were satisfied, they became proud;
then they forgot me.
-Hosea 13:4-6
God has brought me so far. Complacency, though not seeming like the worst struggle at first glance, is in fact one of the worst to face I'm finding. It threatens to cheapen and minimize God's work. If we were really aware, day after day, what God has done for us...well, this struggle wouldn't exist. "Look at where God has brought me" I think..."now wake up and start to really worship him". Thank you Jesus. I'm sorry. I love you.
"I said, 'I have been banished
from your sight;
yet I will look again
toward your holy temple.'
The engulfing waters threatened me,
the deep surrounded me;
seaweed was wrapped around my head.
To the roots of the mountains I sank down;
the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you brought my life up from the pit,
O LORD my God.
When my life was ebbing away,
I remembered you, LORD,
and my prayer rose to you,
to your holy temple.
Those who cling to worthless idols
forfeit the grace that could be theirs.
But I, with a song of thanksgiving,
will sacrifice to you.
What I have vowed I will make good.
Salvation comes from the LORD."
-Jonah 2:4-9
