big cliams to my shame

this is what happens everytime! no sooner do i claim that i will be keeping up my blog at least weekly, that i get busy and totally slack off on it. the funny thing is, in one of my morning readings last week there was a warning about making oaths in our own strength that we can not keep. now this has a larger impact on me then just a blog. but it also made me think of my blog. i think things like this happen so God can remind us that if we try and do any thing in our own power, we are done for. as i am listening to this months free audio book from Christian audio (R.A. Torrey's, how to pray) i am starting to realize how important it is to involve God in everything we do. even the little things we think we can handle on our own (like writing a little blog post) should be done with God through prayer. i know that if i where to take the time to stop and seek God before making decisions, they would be better made. and not just to my benefit but to the benefit of Gods glory as well. if we are to do all things to Gods glory what better way then to seek him in everything we do and then Give him the glory for it. in the purpose driven life there is a sentence that cuts pretty deep, it goes something like this. all of Gods creation shows forth his glory, and there are only two things in all of it that fail to fulfill their purpose in doing so. fallen angels and people. we fail at this everyday. i think that through prayer we can start to repair our broken ways of doing life.