What are you hiding? In His Word 4-6-2020
People are hiding the fact that the are
hoarding toilet paper today, and tomorrow it will be something else.
What are you hiding from God? Are you secretly complaining when you think no
one can hear? God hears. Are you carrying around worry and thinking you have it
‘in control’? God wants the controls.
He wants you and I to get rid of it like it was a snake!
Throw it off!
Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth
that comes from him, throw
off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by
lust and deception. Instead,
let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Ephesians 4:21-23
So, if you worry because you read too many bad news
reports; get rid of the news reports!
If you complain because things are not as you want them
to be change it! Make a new plan or make the plan new!
Sometimes I find a million things to complain about but
when I start to complain there is no one around and I am the only one who hears
me right? Wrong! God is right there with me and after all I am complaining to
Him really that things didn’t go the way I wanted, the laundry didn’t dry right
and smells, or the dishes didn’t get started and so they need to be started
when I need them to be clean!
I decided one day to just change the way I did things! The things I cannot change, I need to accept them,
right? I have heard that taught so many times in recovery Bible studies at our
church and so it resonates with me even though the only thing I am recovering
from is life itself! We all have something to recover from! I cannot do it by myself
though, I have to ask God for help to get rid of the things that hinder me. My old
sinful nature does not always just fall off, you know. Complaining used to not
be a way of life, but I hung out with someone who complained a ton, so I picked
it up. Not that that’s an excuse but we really do pick up traits from people we
hang with. Sometimes we think our little sin is so small that God shouldn’t have
to deal with it. The Bible says to those who know to do good and do not it is
sin. So, if I know I should let go of my worries and I do not, then I am
sinning. If I need to let, go of the things that I worry about and I do not it
is like handing God a backpack full of my troubles but not letting go of the
handle. He can’t do much with that until I let go!
Are you worried about how things will work out once you
get back to work? Let go and let God take care of it!
Are you worried about how your kids will survive this strange
transition into their school year?
Let go of it and let God work it out!
He’s got this!
The thing with worry and complaining and most other
things we do that we should not, the more of the Word that we put in our minds
the less we will think about doing what we should not do.
In this Blog site there is a link to comment… make a
comment if you would like to join the Bible Study and when I check them, I will
send you the info to join us!
We can do this together with God! We can fight off the
anxious moments and stressful times wondering what is next, and we can find out
what the Word has to do with it!
Let’s look to God the maker of all things and see what we
can find to give us not just peace but unity in this time that we are waiting
in! Let’s give Him our little sins and thank Him today for taking them from us
and making us whole!
Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilt of the remnant,
overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love.
overlooking the sins of his special people? You will not stay angry with your people forever, because you delight in showing unfailing love.
Micah 7:18
Heavenly Father, thank you for removing
our foolish little sins and throwing them into the depths of the sea! Help us
to let go of them and let You fill our hearts and minds with the Word, in Jesus’
name, amen.