Sometimes in our walk with Christ, He asks us to give up something that we really don’t want to give up. Usually it’s something that has distracted us and diverted our attention away from Him. We may have focused so much on this one “thing” that it has become an idol, or we prioritize it before God. Once in a while, it may be something that keeps our focus on God, but we cling to it so tight, that we don’t want to let go. So He uses that “thing” as a test to see if we would freely give it up to Him or not. He is our God, He is the one that controls everything in our life, IF we let him.
When we start to grasp onto things, we begin to control life the way WE want to and God gets pushed aside.
Is that “thing” or “person” more important than God? I don’t think so! Do you know better than God? I don’t think so… and yet we all seem to struggle with this! We think we know best, we want to do what we feel like doing and think the end result would be better than what God had intended for us. How can what WE plan, be better than what the creator of the universe plans for us??? (You tell me!)
When we do this, we not only insult God, but we sell ourselves short and miss out! God is SO MUCH bigger than you make Him to be… As Pastor Furtick says “Don’t put God in a box!” let God do, what God does best, and be GOD! Take your hands off the situation and let Him do what He knows how to do!!
When he asks you to let go, do it. When He asks you to be generous, do it! When He asks you to give up something or someone that you care about, do it! You can’t out give God, and He will always, ALWAYS replace what He asks you to give up, with an upgrade.
He never said the walk with Him would be easy, but it will always be worth it. When I accepted Christ into my life, I surrendered my life to Him, for Him to do what HE wanted with MY life… I am no longer in control and I am giving it all to Him, who gave it all in the first place.
Pastor said in this weeks sermon “Some people are looking for a miracle, when He wants management for what He has already given you, He won’t drop provision until you check your perspective.”
Check your perspective, bring back your focus to what God has called you to do, and whatever it is that you feel Him calling you to let go of, give away or give up… let it go… see what God will do, once you have done what you can do.
“When you will do something in Gods house, He will do something in yours” ~ Pastor Steven Furtick.
A key phrase to remember when struggling as to whether something is from God or not…
Ask yourself this before you make a decision…
Does it direct you TO God, or distract you FROM God?
When someone or something is FROM God, it will direct your focus TO God, if it doesn’t, it ain’t God! LET IT GO & MOVE ON!
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