Good Morning Sunshine,
I loved last night with God's daughters at Starbucks, because I enjoy being with my sisters. I miss some of my sisters whom I haven’t seen in a while, I hope you will come back to group soon, I need you there! I never wake up this early, however God woke me up so here I am. I once knew a woman who was angry at her sister for something she had done to her, and her family. For more than a year she wouldn't speak to this sister. If there was a family function, and her sister was there, she wouldn't go because her anger for her consumed her. That woman missed out on her niece's graduation from college, Christmas dinner with her family, birthdays, Easter, and any special occasion her family had. All because she was waiting for an apology, which she never received. So this women swollowed her pride and wrote to her sister, she told her how much she missed her and wanted to see her. The sister wrote back, I'm sorry for what I did, I have missed you so much. When the two sisters met after a year and a half of not seeing each other, they embraced and cried, forgiveness was more for the women who had been offended, then she who had committed the offense, yet both suffered for the absence of each other. I was that women, and for a year and a half I denied my sister any contact with me. She had hurt my children, and I would not forgive her. So scripture began to hound me about my sister Matthew 23 & 24, "Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there rememberest that your brother has something against you; Leave there your gift before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift." Okay so Jesus wanted me to leave my worship, my gift, until I reconciled with my sister, and I would justify why I was angry, she started it, I didn't do anything wrong, she needs to say she is sorry first! Reconcile, reconcile, reconcile, restore you relationship. Wow! I was stubborn! Then God hit me with 1 John 3:15, "Whosoever hates his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him." Then 1 John 4:20 "If a man says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother who he has seen, how can he love God who he has not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves God love his brother also." So how could I say I love God, how could I worship God with this cloud over my head, I was a hypocrite, and I missed out on some pretty awesome times. So who is your brother, or sister that you avoid, hate, dislike? Have you reconciled with them? What are you holding on to, let it go, stop wasting your life. All too soon these days will pass by, and you will miss out on some beautiful opportunities, life is to short. What if the person you had problems with (yet at one time dearly loved), died. Can you say I'm sorry to the dead, can you love them then. Well this is what Daddy woke me up with this morning at 5:00, I am not an earlier riser, I love my sleep, and He Who is everlasting would not have it, because I will listen unto my Fathers voice and hearken unto Him, for my delight is in my Father and only to please Him. So my pleading to you, love your brother, love your sister, be reconciled one to the other, this is what your Father in heaven Commands!
I loved last night with God's daughters at Starbucks, because I enjoy being with my sisters. I miss some of my sisters whom I haven’t seen in a while, I hope you will come back to group soon, I need you there! I never wake up this early, however God woke me up so here I am. I once knew a woman who was angry at her sister for something she had done to her, and her family. For more than a year she wouldn't speak to this sister. If there was a family function, and her sister was there, she wouldn't go because her anger for her consumed her. That woman missed out on her niece's graduation from college, Christmas dinner with her family, birthdays, Easter, and any special occasion her family had. All because she was waiting for an apology, which she never received. So this women swollowed her pride and wrote to her sister, she told her how much she missed her and wanted to see her. The sister wrote back, I'm sorry for what I did, I have missed you so much. When the two sisters met after a year and a half of not seeing each other, they embraced and cried, forgiveness was more for the women who had been offended, then she who had committed the offense, yet both suffered for the absence of each other. I was that women, and for a year and a half I denied my sister any contact with me. She had hurt my children, and I would not forgive her. So scripture began to hound me about my sister Matthew 23 & 24, "Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there rememberest that your brother has something against you; Leave there your gift before the altar, and go your way; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift." Okay so Jesus wanted me to leave my worship, my gift, until I reconciled with my sister, and I would justify why I was angry, she started it, I didn't do anything wrong, she needs to say she is sorry first! Reconcile, reconcile, reconcile, restore you relationship. Wow! I was stubborn! Then God hit me with 1 John 3:15, "Whosoever hates his brother is a murderer: and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him." Then 1 John 4:20 "If a man says, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar: for he that loves not his brother who he has seen, how can he love God who he has not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loves God love his brother also." So how could I say I love God, how could I worship God with this cloud over my head, I was a hypocrite, and I missed out on some pretty awesome times. So who is your brother, or sister that you avoid, hate, dislike? Have you reconciled with them? What are you holding on to, let it go, stop wasting your life. All too soon these days will pass by, and you will miss out on some beautiful opportunities, life is to short. What if the person you had problems with (yet at one time dearly loved), died. Can you say I'm sorry to the dead, can you love them then. Well this is what Daddy woke me up with this morning at 5:00, I am not an earlier riser, I love my sleep, and He Who is everlasting would not have it, because I will listen unto my Fathers voice and hearken unto Him, for my delight is in my Father and only to please Him. So my pleading to you, love your brother, love your sister, be reconciled one to the other, this is what your Father in heaven Commands!
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