Here’s a short-stop for your week, Sweethearts.

For many of you, God is saying “Come and get it.”

You’re saying “Bring it to me.”

Can you see the problem here? One of the fallacies of Christianity is that once you accept Jesus into your heart that everything you want will come to you. I (and millions of others) will beg to differ. The Truth is, God the Father has His hands open to you and while the most convenient option would be to simply give you everything, the most effective action is to balance between Him extending to you and you reaching out to Him.

Think of a father who has everything his daughter desires, yet she sits her room waiting for him to bring it to her. He’s in the kitchen, creating a meal from the heart and she can smell the aroma creeping underneath the door and through the air vents. He brings the plate to the entrance of her room, but she refuses to let him in. This goes on for days, then it continues for months.

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Now think of the same individuals, only this time, the father makes sure that the kitchen cupboards and refrigerator are full of food.

At some point, the daughter has to express the will to reach out and be humble enough to accept the provision and the security that is readily available. Moreover, if he ensured that she had money to purchase the groceries, it is still reiteration that his promise to take care of her is true.

That’s what we need to do in our relationship with the Father. The Blessing, the Provision, the Security, the Peace… it’s all readily available for the taking, but we sit back and get bitter that those gifts and necessities did not “find” us. How lazy is that?

This week, ask God about your responsibility in His equation. Ask yourself – what is the Father telling me to “come and receive?”

I intend to come to Him like a daughter and receive what He has prepared for me. What about you?

Wind down safely and I am grateful for you! Peace & Thanks for listening!