Are You Stagnant
Joshua 1:9, “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
Greetings everyone! How are we waking up to this day? Are we planning positive vibes for every moment we have coming today? Have we stopped, taken a slow breath; then asked God to fill us with His presence and then asked Him to go with us in this day that He has given? This brings us to the moment when we need to think about whether we have become stagnant in our reliance upon God. Are we just going through the motions every day? Are we forgetting to pray, to read His word, be thankful for everything? Without growth in your relationship with God, your life becomes dull, less positive; your happiness dwindles, you are stagnant. Let’s take a moment today and focus on where you started to become complacent in everything. When was the last time you woke with a need to bring joy into the room, to call on God, to release the negative and ask God to fill you with His spirit? Maybe, you didn’t feel like reading His word, maybe you said, I can skip praying tonight or this morning! We must remember that God doesn’t take a day off from being with you! He knows when you are becoming distant; He will send you quiet responses to trigger your heart into recognizing you are faltering. This morning why not stop, refocus, call on Him, allow Him to refill your heart. Start today by disciplining your routine in seeking Him in His word; even just one scripture! Pray as you get ready, pray as you travel, pray as you enter work, school. When you open the door, He will come in! Take a moment to prioritize placing Him first and the joy and excitement will come back. So, in this moment ask yourself if you are stagnant; then rely on Him to help you defeat what the devil is using to steal your joy! Make that move to get back your positivity and watch Him work!
Scriptures:
Read: Revelation 3:15-16, John 15:1-7, Romans 12:2-3, Jeremiah 33:3, Hebrews 10:24-26, Isaiah 43:18-19, Isaiah 40:31, James 1:2-8, Joshua 1:9, I Peter 2:1-6, 2 Timothy 3:1-17, Proverbs 17:22, I John 2:15-17, Ephesians 3:17-21, John 16:33, Ephesians 2:8-9, 12-13, 18-22
Prayer:
Precious Lord, thank you for giving us a way to fight against the stagnation; to fight against what the devil uses for evil. Help us, Lord, to seek you in prayer, to have a desire to read your word to find the armor you prepared for us to fight the evil of this world. Lord, we ask that you continue to prick our hearts, send signs that show us we are slipping, becoming negative. Teach us daily to know that when we place our reliance on you, joy can return. Amen.