Multitasking tires you out.
With so many balls in the air, when do you find time for God? Those
balls you juggle are children, spouse, job, church, youth sports, club
attendances, shall I go on? Did you forget someone? God gave you those balls you
juggle. He didn’t intend for you to replace Him with them. Everything thing comes from
God for you to enjoy, but not to neglect Him. In Bible days, if God didn’t open
the womb, women didn’t have children (1 Samuel 1:5). There were no doctors to provide
medical advice or procedures to help women have children. God gave the
children (1 Samuel 1:20). Likewise, all you own comes from the Master. There is none like Him (1 Samuel 2:2). He is
full of knowledge (1 Samuel 2:3), raises the poor (1 Samuel 2:8), and guards
the feet of His faithful (1 Samuel 2:9). So, the next time you have so much
going on that you can’t thank God, remember the One who takes care of you. Remember how healthy you are to juggle all
you enjoy. Remember the One who gave you money to have balls to juggle. What a
God we serve! Stop right now and thank Him for everything you own, even your health.
Even in the mist of your trials, God provides prosperity and peace. In Jeremiah 29, God told His people that after captivity, after their time-out, He would restore them to Jerusalem. The people’s response was to simply to listen and obey. Such a simple task, yet, not easily done. Are you a doer of God’s word? Does others see God in your actions? Do you see yourself, your actions, and your thoughts when you read God’s word? James talks about looking into God’s mirror and walking away forgetting what you look like (James 1:23-24). Trials are not for you to point the finger at others or to use as a pawn to make idle promises to do better. Trials designed to bring you closer to God, to embrace His love, mercy, and grace. Remember raising your children (if you had any) and after you scold them, they ran to you with tears in their eyes and hug you tightly, a silent plea for forgiveness. When Go...

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