Take the initiative
2 Peter 1:5
Add means that there is something we have to do
It’s so easy to forget that we cannot do what God can do. God will not do what we can.
On your own you can not live a perfect life, or save your eternal soul. This not in your power anymore than you can control your own heartbeat. God does.
God will not just give us good habits and inoculate us from Sin.
God doesn’t just download you with good character.
God doesn’t force us to live right either
“Add” means to get into the habit of doing things, how do you think that’s going to go at the beginning?
This is why taking the initiative is so important
To simplify try making every day decisions within five seconds
You’re creating a new beginning
To cognitively take awareness of the reality of how God wants you to live.
Take the initiative
Isn’t it amazing to watch people ask for direction in their life when they know perfectly well already.
Take the initiative stop hesitating and take the first step
Be firm when God speaks to you act in faith immediately on what he says and don’t ever go back and change your decision
Ecclesiastes 5:5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit and don’t quench the Holy Spirit that is don’t say yes when he says no or no when he says yes
If you hesitate or pause when God tells you to do something you are you’re saying no or wait when he says yes or take action.
Take the initiative, take it yourself, take the step with your wheel now, make it impossible to go back, burn ships bridges Gods not going to lead you in a direction where you will need them anyway he gave Noah an ark and split the Red Sea for Moses.
How do I know if this or that is Gods will?
In fact it’s very likely to make its way into your mind now. Or in moments like this
If we quit spending time trying to understand the things that we don’t and instead invest the time doing the things we do how much more productive and fulfilled lives we will live.
Habakkuk 2:2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
Take the initiative
We really need to get into the habit just to do what God says right when he says it he says yes just yes and when he says no just make it a simple habit.
One area of parenting I feel really good about is helping Izzy to develop the habit of praying right away no matter what it is or how small or insignificant right away and watching her remind me now and I lose my keys dad did you pray yet wow
Making the habit of finding out what God says
Then when the crisis comes because it will, then instinctively you will turn to God
and when that happens you know that the right habit has been formed
we have to take the initiative where we are today, or procrastination will begin to not only grow but also fertilized.
Procrastination is fertilizer for fear action cures all ailments
Take the initiative
