“Every good thing given, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.”
Only the things of God are truly good. The world can only offer cheap imitations.
Drugs and alcohol may offer a temporary numbing peace…Promiscuity can offer false intimacy to briefly mask loneliness…The love and pursuit of money can offer superficial feelings of self-worth. But none of it last - and when the respite passes, you are worse off than before.
Things that are authentically good at their core only come from God. Which makes sense because He is the creator and designer of your life. He knows your needs and offers perfectly designed gifts that are eternally beneficial.
The inner peace you long for can only be found in a relationship with a Heavenly Father who loves you and controls your life accordingly.
Loneliness disappears when Jesus Christ lives within your heart and your relationship with God is a moment-by-moment reality.
Your self-worth has been eternally established by the fact that you were chosen and redeemed by God Himself. He loved you so much He gave His only begotten Son…How could anything the world offers compete with that?
What is stopping you from deciding to only accept authentic gifts from now on? …Is there any reason not to make a life changing decision to insist on the best from this day forward?
It is after all – up to you.
The key is that God will not share the throne of your life. So, you have a decision to make…. Reject the sin and tiny idols that contend for your attention, and you will see clearly enough to receive the incredible gifts of the one true God.
Clean house today. Put God on the Throne and evict the false gods you have allowed into your heart. Reject the temporary scams that sin offers and insist on the authentic and perfect gifts from God.
Confess your sin, Repent, and establish God as the ruler of your life and the provider of your needs… and you will be amazed at the good and perfect gifts He has in store for you.
“Be prepared at all times for the gifts of God … For God is a thousand times more ready to give than we are to receive” - Meister Eckhart
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