Trying to Keep God at a Distance?

When it comes to trying to control God and keep him at a distance
in our lives, there are at least two ways that we go about it.
Either we lay low and stay out of trouble, or we excel at whatever
task we’ve currently been assigned to. Both strategies intend to
keep God out of our lives so we can keep doing what we’re doing,
because we’re comfortable doing it. Well, if you’re in one of those
camps, get ready because God can call you to something different
any minute now. You may not have even noticed yourself slipping
into one of these subtle thought processes that so many of us slip
into. That’s why it’s important to give our lives to God at least
daily. Try doing it first thing in the morning before anything
else. That’s how Fr. Mike does it, and it seems to have worked out
quite well for him. “Every branch of mine that bears no fruit, he
takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that
it may bear more fruit.” (John 15:2).