– Deuteronomy 6:5
Give Him All You Got!
Are you giving your "all" to God? Really? Are you? I have to admit that when I took a really close, I mean microscopically macro-zoom Hubble telescopic look at my life, I could see that I have quite a few areas that don't include God at all. In fact, there are some days when I only give Him just about half of me. How sad for me. How sad it must make Him, because all He wants is all we have. Is that too much to ask?
Think about it . . . how many of your daily, waking-hour activities include God? I mean REALLY include HIm? We have our prayer time (hopefully), we say a quick blessing prayer before meals, maybe listen to and even sing along with praise music in the car, and then a quick "closing" prayer at bedtime. What about all the other stuff? Like throughout your day at work; picking up a few groceries on the way home; watching TV during your "unwind" time (do you know God knows the TV shows you watch?), and even while your'e working on the bills and balancing the checkbook. How about during weekend activities? Do you give Him your all while your doing yard work, or going to the movies, or during sporting activities?
The point is that we can give God and love God with ALL that we are, everywhere we are, doing everything we do. How you ask? Well, here's what the Bible says:
Deuteronomy – 6 Write these commandments that I've given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you 7 and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall into bed at night. 8 Tie them on your hands and foreheads as a reminder; 9 inscribe them on the doorposts of your homes and on your city gates.
So pretty much all the time, and in every situation right? The key is to get God inside of you by knowing His Word, meditating on who He is and what He's trying to tell you. It's easy really; try the Sticky-Note approach and put scripture verses in your car, at your workstation, on your fridge, over every door in your house, even on the TV set. Here's a good one – put a Bible in the bathroom – it makes great "Me Time" reading. Get God's word attached to all the things you do and meditate on them in all the places you go. Pretty soon, your "ALL" will be focused on Him, and His "ALL" will be working to bless you and prosper you, and make you into the man or woman God designed you to be. It's a win-win mandate, direct from the mouth of the Creator of ALL things . . . especially for us.
Prayer
Father Thank You for loving us with all Your heart. It must be so hurtful to know that Your children seldom return the favor. Forgive us for neglecting You and for not giving You our all. Help us to be mindful to include You in all of our day, every day, for all our days. We love You Lord!
Have a blessed day everyone!
– Richard
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