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TODAY’S PASSAGE
From “Voice Of Jesus 2” by Michael Canfield:
Eventually, while working for the Bank, I began to feel the cost. I found myself short of breath climbing a single flight of stairs from the bank lobby to my office. I was young, home from war, and trying to rebuild my life. I could no longer ignore what smoking was doing to me.
REFLECTION
There comes a moment in every life when the truth becomes undeniable. We can rationalize our habits, minimize their impact, or convince ourselves that tomorrow will be different. But then something shifts. A single flight of stairs becomes a mirror reflecting back what we’ve been avoiding. Michael Canfield’s honest admission reminds us that awakening often comes not through dramatic revelation, but through the quiet, persistent voice of our own body and spirit saying: this is costing you more than you realize.
What strikes me most about this passage is the context: home from war, young, trying to rebuild. Here was someone who had survived the unimaginable, only to find himself struggling with an enemy of his own choosing. How often do we do this? We overcome great obstacles, we persevere through genuine hardship, and then we sabotage ourselves with habits that slowly drain our vitality. The love that Jesus speaks of in our lives isn’t just about grand gestures of faith—it’s about the daily choice to honor the precious gift of life we’ve been given, even in the smallest decisions.
The beautiful part of this passage is what it represents: a turning point. “I could no longer ignore” are words of transformation. They signal the beginning of change, the moment when self-deception gives way to self-honesty. This is where grace meets us—not in our perfection, but in our willingness to finally see clearly and choose differently. God’s love doesn’t condemn us for the costs we’ve accumulated; it invites us to stop paying them and walk toward freedom.
THIS SPEAKS TO ME BECAUSE…
What cost have you been ignoring in your own life? What habit, relationship, or pattern keeps leaving you breathless, unable to climb toward the life you’re trying to rebuild? Today is your invitation to stop ignoring what love has been gently trying to show you.
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