New Years Resolutions

Resolutions

lose weight, be healthier, be a kinder person, ....

the end of the year reflections, regrets,

going to make my life better

in 2 weeks to a month we have failed

the resolution we are looking at today is..

intimacy with God through thankfulness and praise

through prayer

what is in the way? what is taking your time away?

what is always disrupting you?

Broken Cisterns

God asks a question Has a nation exchanged gods?

do they worship another god

and they are not even God

the people replaced Gods Glory

replaced intimacy with the almighty with broken trinkets

V11 exchange something beautiful for something worthless

V12 Heaven is appalled

V13 2 evils refusing God’s living water ,,replacing Him with handmade broken pottery

Turn them over

V21 did not honor or thank God

did not make the time for God

other things are more important

possibly working for God

doing good things / every day things

obsessions / distractions

V24 God gave them over

distractions

If this is what we want, have at it

you can have it/ but there will be no satisfaction

misery, worry, burnout

One letting go - pulling from the other

satan is also involved

he is there to push, distract, giving you ideas to work for God

kneading your obsessions

we are always in a great struggle

A gradual progression

Hebrews 12:6 LEB

For the Lord disciplines the one whom he loves, and punishes every son whom he accepts.”

the Lord brings us back to the best life He has for us

the Lord lets us go, if we want to go down that road but on a tether

Thankfulness

thankfulness turns into praise

when we are thankful we are concentrating on what ..

through that we our heart breaks out in gladness

when we are ungrateful we take Gods goodness for granted

Getting back

so what is keeping you from Gods best for you?

Is your heart filled with gladness?

we need to take inventory of our life / days what is it being filled with?

when we do a financial budget we find out where our money is going and realize why our check is not reaching the end of the week

what are your cisterns?