Let’s shake some tables today; tables we may be sitting at. We begun the new year with a lot of expectation and promise. We have fasted and prayed, and we are now looking to God to keep His promises. Yet, we remain at the tables we sat at last year. 

We want God to bless us beyond measure, but we are still living a lie and our 'yes'' and 'no's' have no meaning. We want God to turn things around in our lives yet we are still living in sin. We are still in relationships that don’t honor God but we wake up everyday, pray and expect Him to honor us. We are still in the habit of backbiting and bringing down others but we want God to lift us up.

We have fasted and prayed but our lives do not reflect the holiness and righteousness of our maker. We want to possess the land that God has placed us in yet we are not prepared to be obedient and follow His commands to the letter. If we want to pick and choose what is convenient for us, then we must also be willing to settle for whatever God is merciful enough to give us.

On the outside we scream fire and shout praise to our maker yet our hearts are stone cold, hardened and unforgiving. When will we give up the act and surrender totally to God?

Why are we still sitting at tables that will keep us in the same place as we were last year. Challenge your self this year.  Put God first! Put Him to the test. Throw out everything that doesn’t please Him. It’s not going to be easy. It won’t be a walk in the park. There will be tears, and sadness and discomfort and uncertainty but there will also be God because you will put Him first!

Make the changes and see if God won’t make straight your path. Follow the whole instruction the Lord has commanded you so that you may live prosper and have a long life in the land you will possess (Deut 5:33).

#GodFirst

Love,

Alice