Scripture of the day: Philippians 2:1-5
For the longest time now God has made promises to me, but a lot of the big ones have yet to come to fruition. I will admit that at times I have gotten very discouraged. God has promised me an immense amount of success yet I’ve still been working the same 9 to 5 job for the past 3 years. I’ve been promised this amazing wife yet I am still single. There have been times when I’ve sat in my room and wept over the things that I didn’t have. I complained to God about how I thought he didn’t understand how I felt. I’ve yelled at Him for forcing me to go through things when he could easily step in and change my situation… Then one day I cracked. From my hardened heart the message that God had planted in me broke through the soil and began to take root. The flower that bloomed in my heart was patience, understanding and a willingness to serve an all powerful, unconditional loving, grace filled, relentlessly merciful God. You will get what God has in store for you, but just like all plants you need time to grow. That wasn’t the only thing God was teaching me either. He was also teaching me to learn how to be happy for others. This was not an easy lesson to learn, but once I got it my heart filled with joy. When you see someone else get what God has promised you, you can’t just look and say “that’s nice but I can’t wait to get mine.” God has been teaching me how to be genuinely happy for other brothers and sisters in Christ who have received their blessings before me. Instead of looking and getting anxious for your own blessing, spend that time uplifting your brother or sister in Christ. Bless their situation and pray for God to anoint it and help it flourish. The easiest way to receive a blessing is to be a blessing to others. Remember that everything God has promised you, you don’t deserve and you didn’t earn. It is given freely from God out of His unconditional love for you and you should do the same for others. Trust me when I say God rewards righteousness. My challenge for you today is to find someone who has gotten the blessing you’ve been praying and love on them; bless them, show them how much love you have for what God is doing in their lives and release your blessing onto to them so God can release His onto you…
