Harvest Daily Devotion for 4/18/2008: "When to Run"

Friday, April 18, 2008 When to Run "Run from anything that stimulates youthful lust. Follow anything that makes you want to do right. . . ." — 2 Timothy 2:22 Some years ago, there was a story in the news about a man who had a tree fall on his leg. With no one around to come to his rescue, he took out a pocketknife and proceeded to amputate his leg. Then he made his way up the road until someone picked him up and raced him to help. Amazingly, this man who had a severed leg still had enough presence of mind to tell the driver of the vehicle not to go too fast. He said, "I didn't come this far to die on the road. Take it easy." I remember reading that story and thinking, "He did what? How could this guy cut off his leg? I would have laid under the tree and just waited for help." But the doctors who treated him later said that if he wouldn't have taken such a drastic measure, he would have died. He did it to save his life. Sometimes we must take radical, drastic steps to remove ourselves from whatever it is that is hurting us spiritually. That may mean immediate change. It may mean physically getting up and saying, "I'm out of here." You might be at that party. Watching that movie. In that relationship. In that car. Wherever it is, you realize you shouldn't be there. God is convicting you. He is saying, "What are you doing here?" Don't be foolish. Just get up and go. That's not always possible, but many times it is. Is there a relationship or a situation in which you don't belong? Has God been speaking to you about it? You'll be glad you took the time to listen. Have Pastor Greg's devotions blessed you? Write and tell him! Greg@harvest.org Want to read more from Greg Laurie? Be sure to check out his weekly columns at World Net Daily. Click here to read his latest article. Copyright ©2008 by Harvest Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved. Listen to Today's Radio Program! Read the Word: Today--Acts 13 How to Know God Devotion Archives Live Services Pastor Greg's Blog Greg's Personal Site If you no longer want to receive this mailing, or you wish to subscribe/unsubscribe from other Harvest Ministries mailings, please visit our e-mail subscription management page.