And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Luke 12:15
You are blessed when you are at the end of your rope. The Lord can help us when we come to the end of ourselves. After running and running trying to do life on our own, we eventually burn out. For we chase after things, goals, degrees, wealth, love and in the end, it is still not enough. Only the love of God can complete you. He is your gift. And when you accept Him into your life and place Him in the center of your life, you are blessed. I have seen it over and over with people that place everything in front of God and they make excuses. It is all idolatry and eventually it is revealed. Be very careful of this for idolatry is a silent spiritual killer and the very thing you hold on to the tightest (and what comes before God) is the very thing that will be taken away from you. We must have established order in our lives...balance of life. There should a balance of studying God's Word, serving God, church, fellowship, work and play. The bible is not just a book of don't's. It is our life line to God and if we follow His direction, we will live prosperous lives filled with promise and joy. His peace will transform us and guide us. If you choose to do it on your own and avoid God's presence in your life, than you will eventually come to a dead end. May not be today, may not even be in the next year, but your choices will catch up to you. You cannot take that fancy car with you when you're gone. Your five bedroom home will not comfort you as you lie in your hospital bed. We must consume our life with God and not possessions of this world. They are temporal. Make sense? I say this all in love because I went down the path of self destruction and the lesson I learned was I wasted precious time. And I don't want to see you or anyone else waste anymore time of worthless things. So today I pray for those that are touched by these words for they struggle with life on their own, that they come to the end of themselves and take the hand to God for He is reaching down to you and is waiting. Be blessed in Him today and allow all else to follow.... "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you". Matthew 6:33
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