Disrupted Connection
Theme of the Week: Pause that Refreshes
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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Key Bible Verse: My heart has heard you say, "Come and talk with me." And my heart responds, "Lord, I am coming" (Psalm 27:8). Bonus Reading: Psalm 27:4-10
While bootstrapping for a start-up wi-fi company, I borrowed significantly from my father. The company began growing and was soon in talks for acquisition, but we needed additional capital to move it forward. A few months later, the acquisition went through, but some loose ends held us back from collecting the payment. So I wasn't able to promptly repay my father.
Yet the true severity of the situation didn't hit me until some time later when I heard from my father. "I knew there was a problem weeks ago," he said, "when you stopped calling me."
My heart sank as I realized that in the midst of my work—even toward a worthwhile goal—I'd lost focus and let my relationship with my father falter. Like the parable of the prodigal son, my father was far more concerned about our relationship than about the money.
This experience taught me a great deal about how the Lord values our relationship with him. Even though we may be pursuing worthy, worthwhile goals, what God really cares about is our personal connection with him. He loves us for who we are, not for anything we could hope to achieve in this life.
—Ryan MacCarthy in Devotional Ventures
My Response: Have I stopped "calling" my heavenly Father? How can I restore the relationship?
Thought to Apply: [Christ] loves us so much that he would rather die than live without us. —Michael Card
Adapted from Devotional Ventures (Regal, 2006) by permission.
Copyright © 2009 by the author or Christianity Today International/Men of Integrity magazine.
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