Get Out of That Box
Change is hard for most of us. Especially when it comes to how we see others and how we envision our own lives. I want to share with you five areas that we tend to get locked up in.
Today is the day for your prison break.
1. The Box of Past Things: Matthew 13:55
This scripture lets us see how the people could not get past the fact that Jesus was the son of a carpenter, and that his mother, as well as his siblings, was one of them. In essence, it was hard for them to accept the ministry of Jesus. They wanted to keep him in the box of the natural man by not accepting the spiritual man he had become. His teachings and miracles were way too much for them to reconcile. Therefore, they kept him in a box.
The box of past things can be of your own doing or the doing of others. How is your past affecting your present and your future? Are you keeping yourself from moving on? The past is over, and the right now is the important thing. When we refuse to move on because of our old life, it is difficult to break out of the box. You are what God says you are and not what your past dictates. Break out of the box of past things and move on to the new life that God has given to you. Others will put you in a box, but the box that we put ourselves in can be the hardest to break out of.
2. The Box of Present Things: Matthew 13:22
Just when you think you have broken out of the box of past things, you find yourself hemmed in by your present life. The scripture tells us how the cares of life and the deceitfulness of riches are thorns in our life. When we hear the Word of God, the thorns choke the Word and keep us from growing and being fruitful Christians.
Our daily necessities have a way of boxing us in. We need to eat; we need to be clothed, etc. which leads us to the need to provide for these activities. We box ourselves in when we forget that God shall supply all our need. Matthew 6:25-34, gives us an overview of our daily needs and how God expects us to deal with them. ” Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”, Matthew 6:33. By putting God first in your life, you can break out of the box of Present things.
3. The Box of Real things: Matthew 8:23-27
Storms, sickness, trials and various situations of life make up the real things. The disciples were with Jesus in a boat when a storm broke out. The disciples were afraid and went to Jesus, who was asleep, asking him to do something. He rebuked his disciples for being afraid and he rebuked the winds and the sea. “…and there was a great calm”. The key for us is to know what to do when real things bombard our lives and box us in.
Natural storms and the storms of life can be overwhelming, but Jesus is able to calm them. Remember, in order to break out of the box of real things ask Jesus for help. He is willing and able to deliver us.
To be continued…..
Pastor Rosita
