Case in point: My BodyBugg. You may have seen this product on The Biggest Loser. All the contestants wear and use them. Sometime last Fall, while watching the show (The Biggest Loser) on a Tuesday night, I mentioned in passing, 'Hey, those BodyBugg's are pretty cool.' Next thing you know... that was my Christmas present. Now one would think that I would have been excited and eager to get this gift. So what did I do with it? Nothing. It sat on a shelf in my closet, unopened, for the next 4 months. However, in the month of May I decided to give it a try and do you know what... I love it. I mean I really LOVE it! But here's the thing... I would have loved it sooner if I had just opened it and used it. I would have been so much closer to some of my fitness goals, had I taken this great gift out of it's box.
There's a spiritual principle and parallel here. At least there is in my life at times. I think, no, I know God has given me gifts. Gifts of abilities, gifts of relationships, gifts of opportunities. But I also know that instead of taking advantage of and using some of these God given gifts, some of them have done nothing more than sit on a shelf. Why? Because I placed them there and forgot all about them. It's a sad and yet common story of neglect.
Neglect. Is there anything or anyone you are neglecting? Is there a gift that God has given you that sits neglected on some shelf?
There is a verse that comes to mind when I consider this subject of neglect.
Joshua 18:3 (NKJ)
Then Joshua said to the children of Israel: “How long will you neglect to go and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers has given you?
I love my BodyBugg. It's been my accountability partner when it comes to working out. But I almost missed out on what it had to offer me because of neglect. The same can be true of our God given promises and our God given potential. Now is not the time for neglect. The time is now to possess the land.
1 comment:
Hmmm...Neglect is one of our biggest enemies. Quite possibly, neglect is caused by our attitude towards change or challenge, and fearing the unknown result of it. Change requires work in most cases and sometimes we are not feeling up for the challenge. I believe God can use challenges to build our character. But only if we are willing to move forward into the unknown!
Thanks Pastor for bringing this to mind.
Brian
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