I was watching a robin having a problem yesterday.
He was trying to eat a beetle of some sort and then saw a worm crawling nearby where I was standing. The bird came right over to grab the worm but before he did he saw the bug trying to crawl away. He immediately went after it forgetting about the worm. Suddenly he came back at the worm and tried to get both of them but couldn't figure out how to have both of them. The bird reminds me of Christians who go for the things of God but are also drawn away by what the world offers.
The issue is when we try to please God and please the world we do not please either. We cannot have what the world offers and what God offers to us. The world offers things that do not satisfy or that will last when it comes to eternity. The garbage the world has will be burnt up and those who accumulate these things will find out the emptiness these things give. The world reminds me of the bug the robin was trying to get before he saw the worm. The bug was small and didn't offer much that was edible for the robin. The worm however was a nice big, big fat worm and offered a lot more than the bug. The robin saw the worm and the bug. Instead of trying to just go after the worm he wanted both. I know some believers who live lives the same way. Then the wonder why they struggle in their walk with God. It is a constant battle for them to be victorious when it comes to the spiritual battles. The issue is they are double minded and God tells us that those who are double-minded are unstable in all their ways. Unstable people are not very successful because they often lack commitment to anything. When people get serious about God and begin to search for Him and His plan for their lives, they begin to see His blessings in their lives and He can then begin to use them in ways they never thought possible. They need to seek Him and His kingdom and then all these things will be added to them. God has some great blessings for each person but they will never receive them unless they go after God with their whole heart. Oh what people miss out on from God simply because they want to settle for less than what God has for them.
I never did see how the robin made out in his quandry. I will never know whether or not he got he worm or the bug. What about you? Which are you going after in your life? Are you going hard after the worm or are you settling for the bug? I trust that you don't settle for less but want what God has for you here on earth and in your future home of Heaven! I kept telling the robin to take the worm! So I will say the same thing to you! Take the worm!
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