PREPARING MYSELF FOR THE DESERT: DAY 7 & 8

Go to the ant, you sluggard;
    consider its ways and be wise!
 It has no commander,
    no overseer or ruler,
 yet it stores its provisions in summer
    and gathers its food at harvest.

How long will you lie there, you sluggard?
    When will you get up from your sleep?

Proverbs 6.6-9

I woke up today thinking about the following. It is true when the Word of God says that He uses the small and weak things of this world to shame the wise. Just look to the ant and then to yourself. How many hours are in a day? God gives us 24 hours in a day. And the question is, "What have you been doing with the 24 hours that He has trusted you with?" In those 24 hours could it be that we are honoring God? Or ourselves? Or, maybe the devil? In those 24 hours, could it be that I am doing the will of God or mine? In those 24 hours, could it be that I am being a good and faithful servant, or a useless one?

When you ly down to sleep, do you ly down with joy knowing that you did the will of God? Joy, that you are honoring God with the work of your hands? Or, could it be that you ly down thinking about all the things you didn't do, that you could have done, should have done, or what you will leave for tomorrow to do?

Why do I ask this? I was not even planning to write about this today, but it is something very important before God. Why? Because God says in His word, to be faithful in the little, and He will place us in the abundance. So, we need to ask ourselves, "What am I doing with the 24 hours that I am being trusted with?" Many did not wake up today, but you did. Time is flying and we do not know when will be our last hour. In the time that we are here, it needs to be to serve and honor God. Think with me. Imagine being a chosen one of God, His elected one, consecrated by God, and do nothing? What will become of that consecration? What is the point of a servant that does nothing? A servant that only does things when their asked to. Or, even, does things, but in a effortless manner. The person forgets WHO THEY ARE SERVING.

 When a person wastes time and lives life "day by day", the person feels empty, useless, without knowing the "why" of being here. Yes or no? Just look to Abraham. He lived a blessed and long life. He lived his life pleasing, obeying and honoring God. He had his story to leave behind. And you? What is your story? 

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. . 

John 15.1-2

God does not give us His Spirit, just to have it, while the people around us are suffering and entering in hell. No. He gives us His Spirit, so we can give to others what we received. So we can be witneses of The Truth. Let us ask God for wisdom so we can utilize what He has given us.

GOD BLESS!