He is before all things, and in him all things hold together (Colossians 1:17).
When I was still in the cattle business, my loader tractor ran about four hours a day, three hundred sixty-five days a year. There were two little cap screws on the hydraulic controls that regularly worked themselves loose no matter how tight I tightened them. The cumulative effect of hours of vibration is what loosened those screws. When I would put my hand on the controls it didn't seem like the vibration was severe enough to loosen those cap screws, but it was. The shock of each vibration seemed to be minute, but enough of them can loosen, fatigue and break almost anything.
Life is like that. It is not the big shocks that do us in, it is the cumulative effect of all the little ones. Then when the big shockers come along, our lives fall apart because we haven't kept our "screws tight," so to speak. The unchristian philosophies and values that are promoted through the entertainment industry, the personality conflicts, the gossip, the inconveniences, etc., are vibrations that loosen the "nuts, bolts and screws" of our lives.
How do we keep our lives properly maintained so that they hold together? Have faith in Jesus Christ. Develop a circle of Christian brothers and sisters to support you in the faith. Pray and study the Bible on a regular basis. Worship with the body of Christ. Be involved in Christian service--helping others in the name of Jesus. All of these are indispensable to your life-maintenance schedule.
Grace&Peace,
Tom
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There is a song that has a similar message. I don't remember what the title is, but it talks about how it is a slow fade when you give yourself away. Thanks for the lesson from the loader.
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