Lack lingers in our lives because of so many reasons (hesitation, procrastination, fear, doubt, etc.) but the one common thread is that we are the major cause of lack lingering in our lives. We make bad choices, plans, and decisions because we don't consult God. We delay progress because we don't want to do it just now. We keep thinking we can put things off until tomorrow, but sometimes tomorrow never comes. Sometimes tomorrow never comes because we keep making excuses not to deal with what we know is right to do. Sometimes tomorrow never comes because we died before it came. It is bad, and, yes, sad when anyone chooses to let lack linger in their life, but it is extra bad and sad when Christians allow lack to linger in their lives when we know that God does not want us lacking anything. We need to use the gifts we have. We need to exercise the power we've been given. We need to rebuke the bad habit of letting lack linger in our lives, and we need to replace it with a good habit (i.e. prioritize and organize). We must do what we can do right away, and make a list of future projects to be finished in a timely fashion. We let people, unimportant issues, and useless habits stop our forward progress. Lack is not an external issue, it is internal. We can beat this lackadaisical, lackluster mind set if we would just do what God tells us! Is this easier said than done, sure it is, but anything worth having is worth working for. Besides, we know that any assignment that God gives us we can trust Him to see us through to the end. Heck, we can trust and have faith in God to see us through to the very end! Come on Saints, let's get lack off our backs and out of our lives. Let's move to a higher level in life, in God. Selah (pause, and calmly think of that). Amen (so be it).
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience, but let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. James 1:1-4 (KJV)
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience, but let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. James 1:1-4 (KJV)
