Today's Reading is Deut. 8-12
I notice in Deut. 8:10-14, God gives a warning which I believe is true for every generation. The warning is when things are going well it is easy to forget God. When things aren't going well or we are weak then we have no choice but to look to God. However, once things turn and things go well then it is easy to slide into complacency. This isn't just true in spiritual life but in every area of life. Business authors point out that once a company or a person hits the pinnacle there is often a tendency to let the things slide which have gotten you there.
The key to not falling into complacency is constantly challenging yourself (or your business). When it comes to our spiritual life it is during the good times when we can set our roots deep so when the storm comes then you can survive. Methodist Pastor Talbot Davis points out in his book, The Storm Before the Calm, it is during the times of calm (when everything is going well) we need to prepare for the storm. It's hard to get the house ready for a storm if you're in the middle of it. Let's be honest storms do come. The key to spiritual success is using the times when things are going good not as a time to relax, but as a time to secure our relationship with Jesus. If we don't we will be doomed to follow the path of the children of Israel.
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