Undivided

Yesterday I was thinking about this general sense of unsettledness it seems exists around me.  Then today I read these words from the Word:

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do. (James 1:5-8 NLT)

What a powerful reminder that the source of unsettledness is actually a divided heart - and the cure is a loyal and undivided heart!

O LORD, on this day of Lent will you continue the process of mending my heart and making it fully devoted to You and You alone!  When the world attempts to entice my heart away from your attention, may the disciplines of Lent be used by Your Spirit to keep me focused on You and You alone!  

AMEN - SO BE IT!