"Later"

Hello everyone,
 I would like to pose a rather interesting question. Do we as children of God really think that we can continue to ask for and receive blessings from God and never give Him any of our time or dedication? This question came to mind as I was having different conversations with people. The majority of them are dealing with various situations and problems in their lives and asked me why I thought God was not responding to their prayers. When I asked if they attended church or prayed regularly (not just when they wanted something), most of the time the answer was no. In a different conversation a person that I share a very close relationship with said although he knows he should change certain things in his life and give more of his time to God, he just figures he'll continue to live life and try to get things right later on. I am by no means being judgemental when I say this but who says that there will even be a "later?" The time is now! It is becoming more and more evident that the prophecies in the Bible concerning the End of Time and Jesus's Second Coming are being fulfilled everyday. Yet, we still walk around like we have an eternity to make things right with Him. Maybe He's saying He will remove obstacles from our lives "later" or bless us with this or that "later" because we aren't willing to give him more of our time NOW.

I said all of that to say that although the Bible does say "Ask and it shall be given you, seek and ye shall find, knock and the door will be opened unto you" (Matthew 7:7), it does not mean that this is something that is just given/owed to us. Our Savior is not just like a magic genie who grants our every wish and expects nothing in return. He deserves our love and commitment to Him because He sent his only Son to die for our sins and because of what He still does for us everyday.

I know there is no way any of us will ever be perfect, but the least we can do is work on changing the little things. If it means spending just 5 minutes a day reading the Bible or praying, then we should do it. Trying is better than doing absolutely nothing. I strongly believe that if we just make a conscious effort to give more of our time and our lives to God, we will see the results we are looking for.

Now is the time...."Later" may be too late!

Until next time remember....Love Is All You Need...