I have now sat and continue to sit where my step-daughters are in relation to finances. I scoffed inside because I felt that if you had the resources you could survive. Not so, when you look at your life from a different perspective, God's.
I thank the Heavenly Father almost daily for my parents who showed what it meant to tithe ten percent of your income. We had money sure but my father crimped and saved so that he could make my growing up years better than his own.
I now understand why my husband said that I was spoiled rotten to a point because I took money issues for granted, I just knew the money was going to be there no matter what, but these past two months has been humbling for me. I feel like I have been eating humble pie and crow.
I want to share a part of a devotion that really spoke to me these last few days from Jon Courson's devotional 'A Day's Journey'. I am going to summarize parts of it so bare with me.
Before he began his ministry Ezekiel was grabbed by the hand of the Lord. He was directed by God to sit with the captives before he gave his message of judgement.(Ezekiel 3) Jesus also came down from heaven as a tiny baby to live among us and to grow into the man that would do what His Father asked of Him. (Luke 2-24) As Jesus grew He was tempted just like we are on a daily basis.
Isn't it awesome to know that we have Jesus to lean on when we are tempted, struggling or just awed by His presence because He went through all of it to minister to a person just like me.
I pray as you and I go through our daily lives that we remember when we are ministiring to the lost ask this question: Are you willing to go to the trenches and a witness to people around you? Or are you going to sit on the sidelines?
Dear Lord,
As I go through this daily walk with You help me not be on the sidelines but to be in the trenches.
In Jesus Name,
Amen
God Bless,
Debbie
Disclaimer: I don't own Jon Courson's Daily Devotional Book, I only used it as an example.
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