REMOVE THE CLOG!
And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them. – Acts 4:33-34
I turned on the tap and, to my dismay, all I got was the sound of silence. No gushing water, no dripping, not even a hopeful hiss of air to signify that something was coming.
I called the village association to ask if there was a water problem. None, they said. In the afternoon, our neighbors hosed their gardens while I struggled to wash my hands with the trickle from the faucet. We suffered for a few days with intermittent water supply until we discovered the problem. Dirt had clogged up our filter at the main pipe that brought water into the house. It just took the plumber a few minutes to clean out the sediment and water gushed once again.
The same thing happens in our spiritual life. Grace is available in abundance and yet it doesn’t seem to make its way into our lives. We watch, sometimes with envy, as others experience God’s favor, while our prayers seem to fall on heaven’s deaf ears. The blessings are out there but something is blocking it from flowing into our lives.
Is it sin? Complacency? A wrong mindset? Whatever it is, get the dirt out — whether through Confession, action or a change of mindset — so that blessings can gush in. Rissa Singson-Kawpeng (justbreatherissa@gmail.com)
REFLECTION:
“For it was I, the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.” (Psalm 81;10)
Lord, remove the obstacles that keep Your blessings from flowing into my life.
Blessed Caesar de Bus, pray for us.
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