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Assets and Liabilities

2 Samuel 11:11-13
“And Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields. Shall I then go to my house to eat and drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.” Then David said to Uriah, “Wait here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day and the next. Now when David called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.”
David knew that he was returning to war soon and during his time home, he felt convicted to not return to his life before he left for war. If the soldiers he was fighting with were still in battle, sleeping in tents and open fields, then what right did he have to return to his house to eat and drink and lie with his wife? Similarly, in less than a week, I will be flying home to Massachusetts. During my short visit of 10 days, I wish not to fall back into habits of old for I know that not only will I soon be returning to battle but I want to live a life that is glorifying to the Lord. It is easy to fall back when surrounded by the very things that have assisted in my downfall in the past but where the Lord now reigns in my life, discipline will be evident and His light will shine through me. I will avoid the people, places, and things that will cause me to stumble not only for the Lord but for my teammates also as I wish to be the asset that they need me to be rather than the liability I can quickly become because of the choices I make. 

Application

Today, I will write down a list of what has stumbled me in the past so that I can be diligent in avoiding these very things while I am home. 

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