NorthStar Community Daily Devotional

Day 262 – Not worth saving?

Having a Heart in a Sometimes Heartless World

Scripture focus: 4-6 "Tell me, what's going on, God? How long do I have to live? Give me the bad news! You've kept me on pretty short rations; my life is string too short to be saved. Oh! we're all puffs of air. Oh! we're all shadows in a campfire. Oh! we're just spit in the wind. We make our pile, and then we leave it. Psalm 39:4-6 The Message

“I feel like I’m rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.”

I love that quote. If you feel like you’re rearranging deck chairs on your own personal Titanic, then I’d like to offer a couple of suggestions.

(1). Stop rearranging the chairs. If you find yourself doing the same thing, over and over again, knowing that it’s not working – then stop what you’re doing. It’s possible that you’re wasting valuable time. Regain the time you’re losing rearranging those soon-to-be-sunk chairs.

(2). Stop rearranging the chairs and listen for the voice of the captain. There are people in your community who are prepared for disaster recovery. Listen to sound advice. Stop rushing around. Slow down. Pay attention.

(3). Stop rearranging the chairs and move calmly and quickly to the life boats. Begin to spend your time more productively. There may be new strategies to employ, but you won’t find them doing busy work. You won’t be able to apply sound advice if you’re too frantic to follow through. But I bet there are things you can begin to change, maybe small steps, that will lead to huge progress.

(4). Stop rearranging the chairs and step into the life boat. This may require jumping over board. The rescue boat may look rickety and not as sturdy as the luxury cruise ship you boarded previously with big plans and a action-packed itinerary. But sometimes things aren’t what they appear.

Each of these steps is going to require you to stop thinking like a victim. When the Titanic sunk, some people realized they were in trouble, and they sought help. Others simply refused to believe that an unsinkable ship could actually sink. Do you know the difference between a victim and a survivor? It’s not lipstick! Survivors believe. They believe that they were created to live the abundant life – and they refuse to let anyone or anything hijack them. Be one of those guys!




Recommended reading: Isaiah 30 and 31 in the morning; Isaiah 32 and 33 in the evening

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