Together with kindness and in understanding, let’s take this time to self reflect. I am here to inspire, encourage, and remind you that God has given us the most important weapon we have to fight the enemy, his Word.

Now let us dress our soul like we dress our bodies, EVERYDAY!

Consider Your Ways

“Now, therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways. You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes.” Haggai 1:5-6 ESV

When I think about the first verse, I feel it can actually stand on its own. “Consider your ways.”  The word consider is defined by careful thought of something before making a decision. In truth this has not always been how I have done things in my life. As I think things over, I have had less than favorable behavior when it came to seeing my faults, but boy howdy could I see everyone else. Nevertheless, I learned. I remind myself, ” Remember we are each others keeper and the only time we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.”

Here in the book of Haggai, God is trying to convince the people to build a temple, but they keep running around in endless circles, not getting anything done, worried about their houses, as they tell God they have no time to build for him. It’s really not that far fetched that He wanted his people to stop going aloof and start work together.

What a great lesson for us all to seek first the things of God and His righteousness. Have you considered your ways? God wants us to build on the solid foundation of his word. Not to just see purpose, but live it. No more thinking of fulfillment, but fulfilled, not just problems, but solutions. When we trust God, he will show up in ways we could never imagine. His goals for us are unlike anything we could ever do on our own. When we sow into the things of God, we cannot help but to reap. Be willing to pause before the Lord as you step aside, letting him take the wheel of your life.

Remember we are each others keeper and the only time we should be looking down on someone is when we are helping them up.