Struggling Well With Life

So much of what I learned initially about the Bible takes me back to childhood songs and flann-o-graphs. Noah. a pretty amazing man. So amazing, that when God had come to the end of his rope with humanity he found only Noah to be righteous. God had Noah build a massive boat, and told him that the animals would come to him in groups of sevens and twos to be saved. And Noah was obedient to this outlandish directive from God. Wow, what faith! And God does this history altering work through this righteous, faithful, and obedient man. A story worthy of song and flannel space. But, after all of this,the story, Noah’s story, ends with him planting a vineyard, drinking himself into a drunken stupor, and exposing himself shamefully to his children. This great man of God unravels. There are several layers of life lessons here, but the one that I am left with is this. There is no letting down, relaxing, or even retirement when it comes to our relationship with God. That is the work that must continue until I literally walk into the physical presence of Christ. So often, after some big event or movement of God in my life, I relax, let down my guard, and it is in those moments that I am my most vulnerable, most “exposed” for the evil one to sweep in. There is no day off from God, only rest in Him.