Don't Neglect Your Gift

As children many of us were awakened each morning by a parent, a sibling, another family member or an alarm to get ready to go to school. Some of us may have wanted to go to school each day while others may not have wanted to go. Regardless, unless we were sick, we were told by our parents that we had to go to school, so we went to school. Of course when some of us were old enough to make our own decisions we did what we chose to do. The point I am making is that as children we did what we had to do whether we wanted to or not. Fast forward. Many of us are older now, we have jobs, families, and responsibilities, financial or otherwise. Most of us still do what we have to do whether we want to or not. We push ourselves. We don’t give up because we know the consequences of giving up.

We don’t quit our jobs because we have financial obligations, we don’t leave our spouse, family or loved ones because we feel a sense of responsibility, but what about the obligation we have to ourselves? Unfortunately some of us neglect or quit ourselves. We may neglect our health because we are busy tending to the needs of others. We work hard on our jobs even to the point of succumbing to fatigue, sickness or disease. We run ourselves ragged caring for those we love. And finally we put our passion, our hope for the things God has created us to do far away on a back shelf because we don’t have the time or energy to do them.

It’s only natural to put your best food forward, to shoulder your responsibilities, to ensure those that you care about and care for have their needs met, but who is looking out for you? Who is ensuring the things you are doing for everyone else is being done for you?

Psalm 127:2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so He giveth his beloved sleep.

God provides for us even when we sleep. He doesn’t want us getting up early in the morning and going to bed late at night because we are working long hours to have our needs met.

Philippians 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Our God will supply all of our needs.

I truly believe sometimes we tie Gods hands. We get so caught up in what we think, how we think people should behave, what someone else should do, how someone else’s behavior is adversely impacting us that we can’t get past our carnality. We can’t walk after the spirit and not fulfil the lust of the flesh, or the desire for the flesh to prevail, by not allowing anyone to take advantage of us. Sometimes I think God is looking at us thinking just let it go. If we would get our priorities right and keep our focus on Him, He will take care of everything for us.

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