Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
(Ephesians 1: 3a, Message)
I have a friend who has abounding energy. My friend believes that the average adult expends more energy on making excuses than actually doing something in life. My friend is in her nineties. She is an active volunteer, walks two miles a day, and is known for her acts of kindness. Actually, excuses irritate my friend.
Listen carefully to yourself and those around you. The most used excuse is the busyness excuse . . . “I couldn’t do this because I was doing that.” Yikes! I must be honest . . . I do make the busyness excuse . . . seriously . . . I am busy. We are not called to do everything; however, what we do needs to be accomplished with energy and enthusiasm with no excuses. There is no excuse for excuse-living.
How can we live without excuses with energy and enthusiasm in all we do?
Receive the spiritual blessing God has for you to live your day.
Excuses become an obstacle to receiving spiritual blessings.
The Apostle Paul wrote that every spiritual blessing imaginable is available for the Christ-follower. The available spiritual blessings are not always received. Why? We make excuses about our specific circumstances.
Regardless of circumstances, living in the realm of spiritual blessings rather than making excuses, changes the outcome of how we live.
Excuses are derived from thoughts.
Reformat your thoughts. Ask Christ Jesus to manage your thought process.
The way we think directs what we do.
Excuses indicate a lack of responsibility for setting boundaries to do only what is ours to do.
Review your daily task list and ask God for wisdom of what to do . . . evaluate the tasks that need to be accomplished and the tasks that need to be released.
Excuses limit life experiences.
Rely on the Spirit of God to give you divine energy.
Remember making excuses expends energy and removes enthusiasm.
Rejoice . . . live with abounding energy and enthusiasm through the spiritual blessings of God.
Learning with you to refuse to make an excuse,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)
