Based on Matthew 19;16-26 ; Mark 10:17-27; Luke 18:18-27
Depending on the heart and ones perspective it seems many are always filling their lives with one thing or another.
Goals are good but even they can take up a lot of space in our lives. Work goals ; relationships goals ; health goals; vacation goals and even hobbies that give us an outlet or downtime sometimes mindless times. Then comes the things of comfort and yes, even more things added to a cart and shipped to the door of our homes.
And even when we try to simplify because of the stress of all the responsibilities, there remains a feeling of void “something is missing”.
The rich man Jesus talks with appears to have everything and it seems he is doing everything right. BUT when he asked Jesus what he must do to enter into the kingdom of Heaven this shows the truth of his situation, something is missing.
If the rich mans heart was filled with all that he needed would he have asked “what must I do..” it’s because he didn’t have this assurance. And that my friends is the void.
So he asked and Jesus explains very plainly what he must do.
In essence a self filled life leaves no room for a God filled one.
Ask God today to remove from your life anything that separates you from Him, and fill you with everything that matters!
In Christ Love , Amen
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