I believe that u can relate any issue in your life 2 the words of God in the "Holy Bible." With what i am going through right now i would have 2 say that Lot is the best example of what has happened 2 me within a month. For those of u out there that don't know him or may have forgotten him.... Lot is Abraham's nephew. In Genesis chapter 12 God instructs Abraham to leave all that he knows and go 2 a land that God would show him. So Abraham of course obeys God but he doesn't leave all...
Now at first u think: wow he just gets up and does exactly what God instructed him 2 do...but if u read it God never told him 2 take any family members along. In my case it wouldn't be actual blood related family members who has cause my heart such pain recently. However it is people i have accepted into my life as family and loved them as though they were blood related. So i can still apply this message 2 my situation.
See Lot was the nephew that clung 2 his uncle Abraham and benefited from all the blessings of God with him. I know by now u should be able 2 tell where i am going with this.....if not keep reading so that u get wisdom and understanding because with understanding comes grace....there are some people that u love and u pour yourself into and give 2, yet they can't seem 2 really give back in the magnitude given 2 them. In fact they cling 2 u like a leech but only come around when it benefits them...u know when they NEED something?...I know i'm not the only one with these kinds of people in my life which is why i am sharing my experience with u.
Now back 2 Lot...he was hanging out with his uncle and in my opinion he was scoping out the goods and hoping 2 have what his uncle had without doing the work or building the relationship his uncle had with God 2 get it... surely your getting some understanding by now right? if not just keep reading...I am a person who will keep giving 2 people even when they are doing me wrong..it's crazy i know but a heart that loves, sometimes forget that there are boundaries. So i keep on loving and giving chance 2 people who are like Lot in my life...Abraham was an awesome uncle and truly blessed! i would have followed him 2 if i were in Lot's position...only i would have done my best 2 give as much as i was gleaning from my uncle...
So later on in the chapters ahead strife is in the camp,between Lot's herdsmen and Abraham's herdsmen... Good ole uncle Abe makes peace by encouraging Lot and saying 2 him let's separate so that there is no fighting between us. He allows Lot 2 choose the land or area that he wants. He just gives him the first choice...isn't that amazing! I think it is....So u know what Lot does? he chooses the area or in my situation the way out that appears 2 be the best isn't that funny?....But guess what? when it is all said and done and Lot is completely out of the picture. God comes 2 Abraham and says Now that he's finally gone i can bless u the way i intended 2 from the start! Amazing right? Awesome i say. So what's my point?
I have had a few like Lot in my life for a long time now that have rode on the blessings God has given me and used me for their own benefit and then when they saw fit 2 choose what they thought was the best, they stepped on me 2 get it...And God is saying 2 me: Now that they are finally out of your life I can bless u the way i intended 2 from the start! So here is where that grace comes in...from my heart 2 yours I will never forget Judas but i will always remember Lot ....how about u?
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