All to thee, I surrender ALL
Luke 21: 1-4 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that his poor widow hath cast in more then they all: For all these have of their abundance cast in unto their offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
Read Mark 12: 41-44 as well.
As I study this scripture, I can take two things from it, All or Nothing. Or what's insignificant to you is significant to HIM...now that will preach. (I think, lol.)
As we see in the scripture, the widow, meaning her husband was deceased so the woman had no income, came and gave her all. Yea, those that were rich casted more but not everything they had. This woman gave 2 mites, which would make a farthing, which is equivalent to 1/4th of a penny. These two coins were all she had, not worth much at all, but she made a huge sacrifice and trusted God and gave her ALL.
Currently, this is where I am in the spiritual and in the natural, I've been trying to live by the phrase, all or nothing. In the spirit realm, all or nothing is how the kingdom's mindset should be. A lot of individuals in the "church" take it lightly. There is no half stepping. Once you decide that you are going to be totally souled out for God, then you should be. All or Nothing. Of, course, I know it's a process, because I am in it. But at the end of the day, I know what's of God and what's not. And I'm sure everyone knows whats' right and what's wrong. And those in the church, it's nothing to play with, because as "Christians" we are what the world see as the representation of Jesus Christ. So if I'm telling you, you shouldn't be shacking up and I'm fornicating, then it looks like Jesus is a liar/hypocrite, because those who claim to be the children of the most high are living piss poor morally. Yes, I am a babe in Christ, but once I decided, no more doublemindness, those things I use to do are now Exes in my life. It's all or nothing. But as I write this, I must be transparent, to say I'm not giving my ALL. I could read my Word, study, fast and pray more. And if I did the above, I'm sure I wouldn't struggle with my flesh as much. So as of 8-21-11, I will give my ALL. If I give my all in the spiritual, I have to give my all in the natural as well, because I don't wanna be the person who's anointing is stupid crazy and powerful but don't have any of that power once the church doors are closed and it's time to go home. I've learned that God is as dependent on me as I am on Him...God will do his part as long as I do mine. My natural in a way is tied to my spiritual gift, the gift of service, hence the field I am in, Human Services. So I have to approach the natural with the all or nothing attitude as well. I have to equip myself with classes, certifications, licenses, workshops and seminars to better serve the individuals I am connected to in the natural and in the spiritual, so they won't get any bogus information from me, which I know goes along with the whole trust thing. In the natural, currently in the works, are two more credentials to be added to my name. And I might be working on becoming Dr. Browning, who knows? God does, lol. Also in the natural, I will give my relationships, from family, friends and significant other, my all or nothing. In the past, I've been half stepping but as you get older, you realize the things and people who are worth giving your all to.
Saying all this to say, that there will no longer be gray areas in my life, everything, will be black and white, no in-between, no monkey in the middle, just simply ALL or NOTHING.
Read Mark 12: 41-44 as well.
As I study this scripture, I can take two things from it, All or Nothing. Or what's insignificant to you is significant to HIM...now that will preach. (I think, lol.)
As we see in the scripture, the widow, meaning her husband was deceased so the woman had no income, came and gave her all. Yea, those that were rich casted more but not everything they had. This woman gave 2 mites, which would make a farthing, which is equivalent to 1/4th of a penny. These two coins were all she had, not worth much at all, but she made a huge sacrifice and trusted God and gave her ALL.
Currently, this is where I am in the spiritual and in the natural, I've been trying to live by the phrase, all or nothing. In the spirit realm, all or nothing is how the kingdom's mindset should be. A lot of individuals in the "church" take it lightly. There is no half stepping. Once you decide that you are going to be totally souled out for God, then you should be. All or Nothing. Of, course, I know it's a process, because I am in it. But at the end of the day, I know what's of God and what's not. And I'm sure everyone knows whats' right and what's wrong. And those in the church, it's nothing to play with, because as "Christians" we are what the world see as the representation of Jesus Christ. So if I'm telling you, you shouldn't be shacking up and I'm fornicating, then it looks like Jesus is a liar/hypocrite, because those who claim to be the children of the most high are living piss poor morally. Yes, I am a babe in Christ, but once I decided, no more doublemindness, those things I use to do are now Exes in my life. It's all or nothing. But as I write this, I must be transparent, to say I'm not giving my ALL. I could read my Word, study, fast and pray more. And if I did the above, I'm sure I wouldn't struggle with my flesh as much. So as of 8-21-11, I will give my ALL. If I give my all in the spiritual, I have to give my all in the natural as well, because I don't wanna be the person who's anointing is stupid crazy and powerful but don't have any of that power once the church doors are closed and it's time to go home. I've learned that God is as dependent on me as I am on Him...God will do his part as long as I do mine. My natural in a way is tied to my spiritual gift, the gift of service, hence the field I am in, Human Services. So I have to approach the natural with the all or nothing attitude as well. I have to equip myself with classes, certifications, licenses, workshops and seminars to better serve the individuals I am connected to in the natural and in the spiritual, so they won't get any bogus information from me, which I know goes along with the whole trust thing. In the natural, currently in the works, are two more credentials to be added to my name. And I might be working on becoming Dr. Browning, who knows? God does, lol. Also in the natural, I will give my relationships, from family, friends and significant other, my all or nothing. In the past, I've been half stepping but as you get older, you realize the things and people who are worth giving your all to.
Saying all this to say, that there will no longer be gray areas in my life, everything, will be black and white, no in-between, no monkey in the middle, just simply ALL or NOTHING.
come on sis!! and yes that will preach!! All or nothing.. God said let your yes be yes and your no be no... lukewarm gets spewn out (paraphrasing of course)... but I am trying to see my Daddy's face and it's gonna take my all combined with all of God to get me there.. I got ya back sis..
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