Today’s Devotional Written by a Young Woman of Devotion and Increasing Revelation: Tracy Koweh
Richer but No Monetary Gain…….
Psalm 65:11-13 (New Living Translation)
11 You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance. 12 The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy. 13 The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy!
Every year my church has a theme that takes us through the whole year. In 2009 the theme was “Year of Expansion”. I was so excited…………I couldn’t wait for my promotion at work, my other sources of income, and the wealth of the wicked to come flooding in. Well, it’s the first day of 2010, and none of that happened.
The truth of the matter is that I gave more to others, switched Jaida’s school twice (which was a tuition increase both times), had more car trouble, more house maintenance issues that were not covered by insurance, and greater financial responsibilities than any year before. So I sat frustrated with God a few weeks back and asked where was my increase, where was my gain, my Heavenly resources, my Year of Expansion.
Then the truth stopped me dead in my tracks. God showed me that I had expanded first in my relationship with Him, then in my relationship with my daughter. Showed me the expansion of Jaida’s mind and social skills. Showed me how every time something came up, it got taken care of. Reminded me that in the same year my heart was broken and trampled on, was the same year He sent the man of my destiny to restore and repair that same heart. Flashed back in my mind, that I had more peace, joy, and sanity than I started the year off with. And that my confidence in who He created me to be, was finally starting to take residence within myself.
A lot of times we miss God or what He is trying to do, because we are waiting on Him to come in the pre-packaged wrapping that we want. Today is the beginning of a new year, a new day, a new dream, and another chance to trust God with your life. Let Him do what only God can do in your life, and that’s sustain you and keep you.
Today let us be excited and expecting God to do more than He did for us last year, but let us also be excited to do more for God than we did last year. Give a little more of YOU to others, spend a few more moments holding your loved ones, a little less time complaining about the job you’re blessed to have, while others pray they find a job that will make the ends meet………….but most importantly give God more glory , praise and honor than you ever have before. Happy New Year
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