Back to Basics

Hey good people, how are you today?

Today is all about going back to the basics, I mean casting our minds back to try and figure out where things went wrong. If you take a poll, I bet you will find that most people have unanswered questions about God, their spouses, children, job, finances and other important things. At one time or the other, we feel overwhelmed, more prone to ask the question WHY?

My word to you is, go back to square one. A lot of us have gotten so comfortable with God that we no longer remember He gave us all we have and that our Sufficiency is of Him, quite a number of us now treat the very One who gave us life as an option. We have forgotten that "the earth is the Lord's and everything in it, the world and all who live in it". Psalm 24: 1

 

I find the saying "when you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look,you mostly likely turned your back on the world" very useful. Many spouses are secretely asking themselves that question of doubt "is this the same person I fell in love with?". I believe we need to shift our focus from what our husband/wife is doing wrong and ask God to help us to do right than be right. Cast your mind back to when you were courting and your first months of marriage, what are those things you used to do that you let slip by, what are the faults you used to overlook that you now strongly hold on to? As Stormie Omartian said in 'the power of a praying wife': the most effefective tool in transforming your spouse may be your own transformation.

In our places of work, a lot of us feel trapped. We are constantly searching for other jobs, I am not saying it's bad to seek better opportunities but after a few months at that new job, what next? Cast your mind back to how you put your best in meeting that first deadline, how you couldn't wait to get back to your seat to finish that assignment you left yesterday. So, what went wrong? We have lost our ability to enjoy our successes without striving for more, we have forgotten that it is the blessings of God that maketh rich and addeth no sorrow with it. Proverbs 10: 22.

Everything still points back to seeking God first and obeying Him without questioning, once we do, we will experience all the blessings in Deuteronomy 28: 2 - 13, what more could anyone ask for?

Let us receive the grace to enjoy the blessings of obedience this week and beyond.