BLESSING BLOCKER

Have you thanked Him?

Have you praised Him?

Have you made it your priority to agree and cooperate with Him today?

Have you taken that deep breath and listened for what He has for you today?

1 Timothy 2:1 (The Message)

^1-3The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.

Ever feel blocked from GOD?

I have had some moments like that of late. Trouble is I know it is like that old break up line from the movies, “It’s not you (GOD) it’s me”.

Yes it is true.

My old selfishness and narcissistic side will decide to pop up from time to time and set up a road block between GOD and me.

Charles Stanley refers to times like this as when we “dam up the grace of GOD with our attitudes, pride and selfish choices.”

That ever happen with you?

Dam up the grace flow?

Maybe you have created a clog of bitterness.

Maybe a resentment restriction is causing the problem.

Maybe a pesky sin is plugging things up.

Whatever the cause, the effect is the same, we block our blessings. How do I know it's us and not GOD? Pretty simple...

Hebrews 13:5

God assured us, “I’ll never let you down, never walk off and leave you,”

So what are we to do?

How are we to smash that sinful stronghold, blow up that bitterness and turn that resentment to rubble?

GOD has a way.

When we pinch off the flow of GOD’s grace and favor with our selfishness and fleshly mess, GOD offers the way to re-open the flow.

That WAY is to approach Him in repentance and humility.

Matthew 18:4

So anyone who becomes as humble as this little child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.

James 4:10

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.

1 Peter 5:6

So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.

Therefore if you have got a stronghold that is “damming” you up, put aside your pride. Ask GOD to forgive you for allowing “you to get the best of you” and humbly return to Him.

The dam will burst and grace will abound again!

Acts 3:19

Now it’s time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you…

I love you all!

Have a blessed weekend...

Freedom Church

Pastor GDelaney