“Ask, seek, knock”, we are instructed to do those acts. Each require us to make a decision to continue and back it up with action. Our lives on this earth require us to make many decisions on a daily basis. Each one of those decisions is based on your intent. When you speak, it is out of the abundance of your heart. Yes, you can temporarily control your speech to project an illusion for the other person’s benefit, but in the end your true character will be revealed. Your body language speaks volumes as well.
We are to owe no man anything but Love. Why? The borrower is servant to the lender and the borrower must always consider the requirements of the lender and act according to those requirements. This relationship suppresses your ability to walk according to Our Heavenly Father’s Divine Intent for you.
Leverage is utilizing resources greater than your own to create a greater outcome. This occurs when people buy a house with a mortgage. Leverage in itself is not bad. It only becomes a problem if you are unable to retire the leveraged portion you borrowed. There is always a day of reckoning where the account must be settled and the debt must be satisfied. People who look for ways out of satisfying the debt are lawless in their hearts. They want to enjoy the fruits of others’ labor without the responsibility of repayment. They are known by their persistent “taking” without ever “giving”. They are poor stewards and will receive their just reward.
We are all given the opportunity to change from vessels of dishonor to vessels of honor. We are first given simple tasks of stewardship to train, test, and, correct us. A good steward will move on to greater responsibilities. A poor steward will not. A wise man seeks correction and change. One who is led by their old man continues in his path toward destruction. The choice is yours.
The Lord’s Prayer prophesies of the coming Kingdom enveloping the whole earth. If you are not aligning your intent and actions with this Word given by the Jesus Christ, you are missing the point of the Gospel. Your ego would have you proceed down alternative paths that are simply “time and resource burners”. How many more church buildings do we need? Unfocused resources are ultimately consumed into oblivion. Each of us needs to put our money where our mouth is. However, the choice is yours.
Joshua was told be strong and of good courage (to be strong, alert, courageous, brave, stout, bold, solid, hard). Courage is required when you are called to step out of your comfort zone. If you want to become mature in your calling, courage is required. The choice is yours.
Many are called but few are chosen. This tells us that there will be a division among those who are believers. How do you make the cut? The parable of the Wedding Feast gives us the answer. Those who have other priorities and are unprepared are not allowed to be included. As I have said in the past, look at your bank statement and your daily calendar. Those two will proclaim your priorities and intent. It is never too late to repent and change directions. The choice is yours.
PS: Don’t shoot the messenger.