by Dona Hake
Most vehicles sound off a little signal of some sort to warn you that you are low in gas. If you are wise you pay attention to it, and make sure you stop and get gas! If you ignore it, you are sure to encounter an inconvenience. If you park your car in town and you fill your meter for one hour, you are given that one hour to complete your errands. If you do not get back on time and the meter is empty, you could be pulling a slip out from under your windshield wiper with a hefty little fine that you will have to pay.
There are things in this life that we are given control of, and we must be responsible for them. This also applies to us spiritually. While God does not want us to live in our own ability, He does desire that we live responsibly and diligently live by His Word and do His commands. He desires that we seek Him and His voice as He watches over our hearts. God so beautifully will speak and warn us to make adjustments, and we must be obedient and diligent to do as He says. Remember, He will not force you to do His Word, for He has given us a will to live in this life.
Today I want to share about us paying attention to our hearts being kept full and maintained by all the good things of God. May we take heed to the warning signals that the Holy Spirit puts in our path. God has made every provision for us to be full of Him and He desires that we be full and stay full that we may live the victorious life that He intends for us to live. How many things in life do we diligently pay attention to in the natural…our gas tanks, our bank accounts, the parking meter, food in the refrigerator, etc… We keep a mental note and physical notes that we are maintaining these things, yet our spiritual being could be dry and we could possibly fail to notice. If we are not staying full spiritually, we will eventually have to pay for it. If this be the case we will not have the strength that we need, therefore we cannot persevere. As our peace is no longer present, we will react to things in a way that is not as God intended.
Today, Let us praise God that He has made a way for us to live in the fullness of His life! Lord, we ask You today that You fill us up. We ask for Your wisdom and Your voice to impart to us all that we need each and every day. We thank You for the wonderful joy and peace You give to us as we place our trust in You and You alone! In Jesus Name, Amen.
Romans 15:13 ERV
“I pray that the God who gives hope will fill you with much joy and peace as you trust in him. Then you will have more and more hope, and it will flow out of you by the power of the Holy Spirit.”