No more sweets

5 September  2012

 

Proverbs 12:9 Better is a man of humble standing who works for himself than one who plays the great man but lacks bread.

There are certain things that one learns in life, one of these is the need to be able to share with others and the other that what we have to share is limited.  So when you only have ten sweets and eleven children it is necessary for either one child not to have, or to split the ten sweets in such away that each has a similar portion, or keep the sweets for yourself and do not give the children any sweets.  The other problem is that these are the last sweets and there are no more to be had, because the factory that made these sweets has closed down.

Now for you and I this is simple, if we do not plant we cannot reap, if you do not care for what you have, it will not last, and if it is yours then it is yours to do with as you want. So when a person demands money from you, like a child demanding a sweet it is your decision to give the sweet or not. And if the child petulantly keeps demanding, the value is dependant on the negotiation for the value of the sweet, what is the child supposed to do to earn the sweet. So when there are no sweets  there is no demand.

In the same way whether it is a mine strike or whatever, there comes a time that the value demanded is beyond the capacity to give in, so it’s better to just close shop and move on. In the same way many of us expect God to just give us the blessings with us never adding value to what He has blessed us with.

Be encouraged today to stop demanding and to nurture the blessings.

 

David

 

Point to ponder: God does not respond well to demands.

Question to consider: Do you demand or beg?