No Excuse!

Eph 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ...

The Lord spoke very simply to me this morning by reiterating the fact that I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Listen to that: I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. What does that mean? What kind of impact is this supposed to have on my life? If I have every blessing that I could possibly have then that means I never lack in my possession of these blessings but rather in the manifestation of their purpose.

In thinking about this verse I am reminded of the time when my husband and I purchased our oldest daughter her first toddler bed. When we opened the box we saw that the bed came in a million different little pieces and that it was up to us to put the bed together. So here my husband is surrounded by piles and piles of individual pieces and one simple instruction manual. In this instance the purpose of these pieces was to make a bed and he had been given everything he needed in order to make him successful in completing his purpose. So the only thing that could keep him from not reaching his goal or his purpose was not acting. That bed was never gonna get built by my husbands inactivity. And if the bed didn't get built it wouldn't have been anyone else's fault but my husbands for choosing not to act, seeing as how everything was already provided for him.

In the same way God has blessed us or given to us everything we could possibly ever need to be successful in this Christian walk. He has given us everything we could ever need to be able to walk holy and blamelessly before Him. We have it all right in front of us as well as the Ultimate Instruction Manual to guide us in how to do it, and yet we don't act. Why is it that I use every excuse in the book as to why I have not grown spiritually in the past year. Why do I think it is OK to not spend time in the word and then wonder why I continue to struggle with the same sin and strongholds over and over again. I am beginning to realize that God's ultimate purpose for us is intimacy with Him which produces holiness and righteousness in our lives. He has given us everything we could ever need to fulfill that purpose, all we have to do is act. So no more excuses, no more reasoning, no more procrastinating. If I am not achieving holiness and intimacy with God it is no ones fault but my own for not stepping out and using all of the blessings God has given me to be able to attain to that. I can do this! We can do this!

God I thank you for your grace and for your provision in my life. I thank you that you did not leave me alone to figure this thing out and also that you did not make the Christian life unattainable. I thank you that your death gave me everything I needed to walk in a manner worthy of your calling. God help me to seek you for wisdom and guidance everyday. For it is only in You that I have everything and it is aside from you that I have nothing! Amen.