God won’t give me more until...
I was thinking this morning about the phrase “God won’t give you more until you learn to be content with what you have”. Growing up I always associated this with money and maybe things/stuff but this morning I’m digging a little deeper. What if I apply that phrase to other areas of my life? What if God won’t give me more spiritual awareness until I learn to properly utilize the awareness I have? What if God won’t give me more emotional maturity until I learn to stop wasting what I have? This morning I was upset and did something very immature. One could argue that I was upset and it was understandable but really the truth of it is that I need to grow up and learn to use the maturity that God has given me. I have not learned yet how to handle my emotions at the level of maturity I have right now. I don’t think it’s that I need to be more mature, I think I need to learn to use the maturity I have now before God will give me a new level. I could be wrong; I’m just thinking it all through today.
And what about spiritual awareness? I always want to be more in tune with the voice of my God. I’m always seeking to be better at hearing God and understanding the spiritual atmosphere. Maybe I’m as good at those things as I can handle right now. Maybe I need to learn to USE those skills and act and obey the voice of my God before He will let me be more in tune.
I have a nephew who's one. I don't think he needs to be more mature than he is. He doesn't need to understand death or be able to handle the concepts of comunnion or baptisum. His job right now is to learn to deal with the level he's at. He is learning now how to not cry when he doesn't get his way. He's learning what happened when he speaks (or grunts) in anger back at mommy. He's learning how to deal with the level he's already at. I THINK that's what I need to do. I think I need to learn to deal with the level of stuff God already has me at and stop trying so hard to get to the next level all the time when I'm clearly not done grasping hwo to handle the emotions and spiritual stuff I understand and deal with now.
I don’t know. What do you think guys?
And what about spiritual awareness? I always want to be more in tune with the voice of my God. I’m always seeking to be better at hearing God and understanding the spiritual atmosphere. Maybe I’m as good at those things as I can handle right now. Maybe I need to learn to USE those skills and act and obey the voice of my God before He will let me be more in tune.
I have a nephew who's one. I don't think he needs to be more mature than he is. He doesn't need to understand death or be able to handle the concepts of comunnion or baptisum. His job right now is to learn to deal with the level he's at. He is learning now how to not cry when he doesn't get his way. He's learning what happened when he speaks (or grunts) in anger back at mommy. He's learning how to deal with the level he's already at. I THINK that's what I need to do. I think I need to learn to deal with the level of stuff God already has me at and stop trying so hard to get to the next level all the time when I'm clearly not done grasping hwo to handle the emotions and spiritual stuff I understand and deal with now.
I don’t know. What do you think guys?
