Heaven is pregnant with blessings God intends for us.
Will we bring them to live birth, or will we abort?
This is a thought I have almost daily.
I wonder, do you fully embrace a blessing or do you receive it in part and then slink back. As if you are afraid of the “more than enough” that God promises.
I have watched many, including myself, receive large blessings just to squander the fullness of the opportunity because there was no real understanding of how to steward it.
Heaven is pregnant with many blessings…are we ready to receive?
What does it look like to be ready?
Readiness looks like staying in a position to receive. It looks like remaining open handed with what God gives you and allowing Him to continue to be in charge.
So often when we receive a gift from Him, we instantly begin to take over. That’s not the intent. He wants to partner with us for our lifetime. In everything we do.
It reminds me of this portion of Scripture…
The people refused to enter the pleasant land, for they wouldn’t believe His promise to care for them. Instead, they grumbled in their tents and refused to obey the Lord. Psalm 106:24-25
I have literally watched someone receive a huge blessing and then immediately begin to speak fear over it because they had no capacity to continue to seek God in it…to trust God…to stay in partnership with Him. So, they opted to remain empty. Virtually aborting the blessing.
I’ve seen others receive huge gifts then grumble and complain. It’s hard to watch because in some cases they were receiving things I’d been praying to receive myself…yet there they were treating the gift hostilely.
I encourage you to search your heart today and ask God to forgive you for anytime you’ve behaved with ingratitude toward His blessings. Then ask Him to increase your capacity to receive.
I promise you won’t regret it.
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