If you're not progressing you're regressing

"And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD" (2 Chron. 12:14).

I remember reading a story about a married couple that went out on the ocean in their boat. Robert and Glenda decided to go for a swim. While they were swimming, the current changed and they drifted from their boat. They tried to swim back to the boat, but ht current was too strong and Glenda was not a strong enough swimmer. Robert decided to keep swimming to the boat and come back for her while Glenda floated. Robert made it back to the boat but was not able to find her. He search and search until He realized he was running out of gas. He was forced into having to make the decision to return to the shore or risk running out of gas and not be able to rescue his wife. Thankfully, the following morning the coast guard found Glenda floating in the ocean alive and well. Later, it was discovered that Glenda had drifted 15 miles from where she first began to float. Christian, you are in a battle. The current of this godless culture is strong and flowing in the opposite direction that you must go. We can't afford to just go through the motions.

The Apostle Paul wrote, "I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Philip. 3:14). If we are not progressing in our walk with God we are regressing. If we are not seeking hard after God we are drifting farther and farther away from God and the life that He intends for us to live. Prepare your heart to seek the Lord.