Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) “Be still, and know that I am God..”
I get busy sometimes. I can always find something to get into. (Something isn’t always the most productive thing though.) At times, I do feel like I could be using my time more wisely. I just go and go…I feel like the energizer bunny ain’t got nothing on me. Well, that’s until I finally get into bed and pass out. (That’s another story.)
Sometimes, I get so busy doing other stuff that I don’t always give God the time He is owed. I readily admit that. To be honest, I am ashamed of myself. I am ashamed knowing that I try to give God back just enough of my time. I feel like if I do what He wants me to do, that will be “good enough”. Right now, although I am on my way, I am not giving God my best.
Romans 12:1 (NLT) “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.”
I don’t give God enough of my time nor enough of myself. I also have not given my body completely to Him. While I do not eat pork or red meat, a lot of times I am not mindful of the things I put into my body. I walk and run when I feel like it. I eat my veggies and drink plenty of water…well, maybe I could drink more water. 
However, my body’s fitness and health are not as good as they could be. (Not as good as they SHOULD be.) Yes, I know this. If I am to give God my body as a living and holy sacrifice, me not taking care of my body says a lot about the way I feel about God and myself.
Malachi 1:8 (NIV) “When you bring blind animals for sacrifice, is that not wrong? When you sacrifice crippled or diseased animals, is that not wrong? Try offering them to your governor! Would he be pleased with you? Would he accept you?” says the LORD Almighty.”
In the Old Testament, God received animal sacrifices. In the New Testament, we are instructed to give the Lord our bodies and our lives in service to Him. True worship requires your heart, soul, and mind…your complete being…to be in it.
Matthew 22:37 (NIV) “Jesus replied: ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind’.”
I love God. However my actions and my sacrifice do not match what I feel for Him. That truth hurts, but it is what it is. I can say what I am doing for Him, but there will always be a “but” behind that statement until I start giving Him my best. I want to please Him. What better way to do that than to do the things He has told me to do?
I can do it. I want to do it and I will.
In His Presence,
Ayana E.
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