When was the last time you were
excited and happy because your children disrespected you? Your wife cheated on
you? A thief came over your home and ransacked all you worked so hard for? Your
employees plotted against you? Your boss demoted you?
I have not met a person yet that shows me happiness when is
not appreciated; even worst when is disrespected in any of these ways! Disrespect it’s really a lack of appreciation,
value, esteem or honor, and really who likes to be treated like that?! Not me;
do you?! No, not really, right?!
Who doesn’t like to be like to be thanked, and or
appreciated? Especially after giving “freely” to others; not meaning to be
given something back, but recognition that says, Thank You! We want our kids, and loved ones to appreciate
how much we love and care for them so when we do what we do for them that
appreciation is shown by their respect, and when they do, they honor to us. In our job when someone is extra considerate
with us we tend to appreciate those over others, and if a vote of confidence would
be needed we would considerate to give them ours. As a dog owner I’ve experience how a “simple” dog, which doesn’t
read or talk or go to school and still without all that, has no problem honoring
its master. Just by us caring for him, his
loyalty is for us; and to me, that’s amazing!
Unfortunately, sometimes us, not dogs but trained humans we
are taught to read, talk, and walk, we go to school, and learn a trade, and
unlike dogs have so much trouble honoring that person who gave us, all that we
are or have. The truth is that indeed
sometimes we have no problem honoring other people, places or things around us,
but when we are asked, are you Christian? Meaning, are you giving honor to the
One who created you, by living for HIM? We
have a problem with that, and yet some so foolishly dare to answer, “NO, I’m
Catholic!”.... oh brother! What an empty answer!
All because is “easier” to appreciate that what you can physically
see more than to our Heavenly Father who you can’t see with mere eyes. To be able to see the Lord we need to develop
a relationship with Him, because the way we see Him, is not physical but
spiritual. “For every house has a builder, but the one who built
everything is God.”[1]
“The Son (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the Firstborn over
all creation. For in Him all things
were created: things in heaven and on earth….; all things
have been created through Him and for Him. He is before all things, and
in Him all things hold together.”[2]
And Jesus Himself said, “Blessed are those who have not
seen and yet have believed.”[3]
When you recognize HIM as the Giver of Life as He is, you
are opening the doors of your heart for Him to reveal Himself to you in a
deeper way that will allow you to see Him as He is. He, who created us all, has given us free
will for us to choose if we want to or not recognize Him. “I (God) have set before you
life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life...”[4]
Deuteronomy 28 speaks of the blessings
you will experience IF you choose HIM; read it for yourself!
For now, I pray in the name of Jesus, that you give yourself
an opportunity for a mighty revelation of who GOD is, today. I pray you choose
to confess your sins to HIM only, and believe that He sent JESUS to die in the
cross for the forgiveness of those sins; as well as accept Him in your life as the
only Savior & Master of it. And I pray HE develop a steadfast spirit with
you that follow Him wholeheartedly all the days of your life, and I pray for
HIS glory in JESUS name, AMEN!!!
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