His Space?

“I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread” Ps.37:25 [KJV]

God wants us to watch out for Anger, Hope Deferred and Greed because they detune us.

#4. Anxiety. Another thing that detunes us is anxiety. As the first quarter in the year comes to an end, a lot of people get anxious. And it because – I thought by now I would have a child or triplets, or I would be in my husband’s house, or I will have a beautiful lady beside me as my wife, or I would have gotten that promotion. We allow anxiety to erode us. Meanwhile God says in His Word, “Be anxious for nothing…” Phil.4:6.

We get anxious when we take upon ourselves what God has set aside for Himself. Think about it. The Bible says, “I have been young now I am old yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread”. If you are anxious about paying your children’s school fees, you are doing God’s job. God says in His Word, “I will be a wall of fire round about you and I will be the glory within you” and you are anxious about your protection. When you are anxious about that, you are telling God that it is your responsibility to protect yourself. You cannot protect yourself. When you are anxious about devourers, you are doing God’s business.

You are not designed to do God’s job. God has said, “I will rebuke the devourers for your sake”. It is His job. When someone offends you and you want to revenge, you are stepping out of your own space into God’s space. God says, “…vengeance is mine”. It is God’s responsibility to revenge not yours. Yes, that person did what you consider evil and repaid you evil for good. Do not worry, I have also been repaid evil for good but you know what I do? Nothing. Why? It is because I know vengeance is God’s.

God says that anyone that repays evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. I do not even need to pray it, that is the Word of God and it will come to pass without fail. When you step out of your own space into God’s space, anxiety creeps in. When you find out that you are beginning to get anxious about your business, your children, your spouse, or your health. You need to catch yourself because you are beginning to play God. You need to step back and let God be God.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, today I step back from taking upon myself what You have reserved for Yourself. I declare that You are Lord over my life, in Jesus Name.