Divine Downloads

Confirmation and Procrastination

Good afternoon everybody! I’m still at work, and I have been doing good today. This has been a hard two weeks for me, and it is taking a toll on my body–so I am diagnosing myself to a day at home tomorrow of reading. I was only going to talk about confirmation today, but I read my devotion just a few minutes ago and I think it is something we all need to be aware of.

“Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage; yes, wait for the LORD.” Psalm 27:14

“I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1

“As for me, I will watch expectantly for the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.” Micah 7:7

“My soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be shaken.” Psalm 62:5-6

As far as confirmation is concerned, when my cousin passed, I had been thinking of what to say and read at her funeral all day. I went over millions of scriptures and just prayed to God to guide me to it. Y’all know I am one of the MOST impatient people ever, but I am proud to say that God is working in me and I am getting better. However, in my scripture search I came to Psalm 23 and realized how it wonderfully said what I was looking to say. I read then thought, uhh I will come back to it if I can’t find something else. But it was still on my mind. I found my new testament scriptures, and still came back to Psalm 23. Then my cousin calls and says that’s one of the ones that my aunt would like me to read. After we got off the phone I had to thank God for confirmation. In this emotional time, I have been feeling distant from God–because my pain has not eased. My heart is still heavy but in the midst of times like this–where confusion enters and serves as the devil’s tool to separate you from God, you must listen to that small voice and seek God. Wait on Him and He will speak to you. Even in the other things that I am uncertain of right now, I realize that God hears my cry and will give me confirmation of what I seek in due time. Whether it be in an instant or two years from now, you will get it.

As far as procrastination is concerned, I am not talking of typical procrastination. I am speaking of those people we pray for that seem to refuse to accept God and continue to fight against Him. They procrastinate–by procrastinate I mean hesitate and put it off until the end–to accept God until they near that final hour. But I am blessed today to know that even though they wait until the “Eleventh Hour”, God will forgive them! This inspires me to continue in prayer for those in my family that do not follow God’s leading. In the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, the farmer went out at intervals during the day and recruited workers to work in his vineyard. At the end of the day, he paid them all the same. The earlier workers complained but he told them to take their pay and go. They all agreed to work for the same amount. (Matthew 20:1-16) The purpose of this is that we cannot give up on them and should rejoice that even though they don’t respond now, as long as they accept Jesus they will be saved. This is the same as the message of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)–no matter what, God will forgive us and welcome us all home, if we turn to Him with forgiveness! Knowing these things bless my heart today and I hope they bless you! Go forth with confirmation that if you know God and accept Him, in spite of all your procrastination, you will be saved!!

Look for the cracks in your own pot!

Matthew 7:3-5
“And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank IS in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”(NKJV)

Hey everybody! Hope you are blessed today. I’m taking life each day as it comes. I love the saying “Live everyday as if were your last…” because we can’t predict the future! If we could, what would we need God for? But that’s not the purpose of today’s devotion. Gossiping and judging others is the focus!

Have you ever went to see a friend and they just MUST tell you what Bonequisha and her friends did last night? Or maybe it’s your cousin, mom, dad, etc.? I don’t claim to be a saint but doesn’t all that negative energy bring your mood down? Usually from a psychological aspect, people that continually talk negatively and judgmentally about others have their own self-esteem issues. Maybe if they focus on one person, perhaps they want to be like that person. But regardless of whatever excuses they give about why, the Bible says it’s WRONG!

“A perverse man spreads strife, and a slanderer separates intimate friends.” Proverbs 16:28

Fix yourself first then try to work on others. A blind doctor can’t be a plastic surgeon so how can you expect to help someone by suffering from the same things that person faces?

Instead, give your issues to God and see how He works in you. Then through you and you reflecting God, others around you will change!

“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.” Phi 4:6(NASB)