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Friday, October 10, 2014

Listen Intently and Joyfully Without Excuses!



           Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Wooohoooo! Are you listening?  I asked, “Have you had your JOY JUICE?”

            Many times we find ourselves hearing but not really listening. We tune things out, maybe because we have so much on our minds; we’re preoccupied with our problems.  Sometimes we simply choose not to listen.  What about when God speaks?  We certainly have no good excuse when it comes to not listening to Him.

            Here a just a few of the things God says to us. LISTEN INTENTLY:
  • “I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you, not to harm you.” Jeremiah 29:11
  • “I will never leave you or forsake you.”  Hebrews 13:5
  • “You can do all things through Christ who gives you strength.”  Philippians 4:13
  • “I will supply all your needs.”  Philippians 4:19
Do you hear what our Father is saying?  Why do we not listen to Him?  Is it the same reason we choose not to read the directions on the box that says  “assembly required”.  The instructions are there, but we often put them aside, believing that we can figure this on our own.  After a while we run into problems; we even get angry at the manufacturer …..THEN as a last resort, we decide to read the instructions! And it all makes sense!

God should be our “first resort”, not our last.  If we listen to His words of truth, trusting that He will do what He says, then we won’t need to look for excuses.  We’ll be following the directions toward a beautiful “product” call JOY!!!!

May we each listen to our Lord as He instructs us to drink our Joy Juice faithfully and make NO EXCUSES for not following His instructions toward JOY.

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