God Will Not Give You, What You Cannot Handle

Seven Principles of Fathering
Today’s Focus: Principle #6 – God Will Not Give You, What You Cannot Handle
Scripture: Deuteronomy 7:22-24

Greetings Kingdom Citizens
Deuteronomy 7:22-24: And the Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by little and little: THOU MAYEST NOT CONSUME THEM AT ONCE, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. But the Lord thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction until they be destroyed. And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee until thou have destroyed them

This principle is very real and for many natural parents this one is the hard one. Too many times we get caught up in the things of this world and we give our children more than what they can handle. In many instances they become spoiled and rotten and have no sense of responsibility, appreciation and work ethic. The reason the Father does not give us more than what we can handle is because He is protecting us from greed, selfishness, pride and self-ambition. Do you now understand why you have not hit the Lotto or Powerball. I am still learning in ministry that it is a process. Growing up in Christ takes time and it will not happen all at once. There are things the Lord will bring in and there are things the Lord will take out but everything will be in a controlled atmosphere and the Father dictates what you receive and how much based upon His Will. What we must learn is God’s Will instead of trying to manipulate Him through rituals. Let me explain:

You have not fellowshipped with the saints in over a year and you only show up to fellowship on holidays and first Sundays or Saturdays. Now you want a new car so you think if you go to church consistently for a couple of months, God will bless you with a new car. God does not operate like that and we must get out of that childish behavior of trying to manipulate situations with God to get what you want. Do you not think that God sees through this? He is God! For some odd reason many pastors want the biggest congregation and the biggest church in the city but at what expense. The Lord lets you possess many things within your sphere that you can handle in a responsible way. Think about this? Adam and Eve had it all. They fellowshipped with God, the entire Earth was for them to manage and everything was laid out for them to enjoy and rule. But when the serpent came along and tricked Eve, he presented her with something she thought she did not have and the devil was able to creep greed, pride, self-ambition and selfishness in there and because they shifted mindsets to an independent mindset, they lost fellowship with the Father. Hence they lost everything. God had given them everything that they could handle and yet still they wanted more!

1 Timothy 6:6-8: But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. And having food and raiment LET US BE THEREWITH CONTENT.

Paul is exhorting Timothy to be content with what the Lord has already given you and continue to live holy. I am reminded by the Spirit of Matthew 6:32 where the Scripture says that the Father knows that we have need of all these things. So the Father knows what you need and He even knows your desires but like the best Father He is, He will not give you EVERY desire of your heart because He knows that in the day He gives it to you, your heart will turn from Him to the things and you will covet the thing and it will become a god or idol unto you. And that brings us to our next principle for our next message: Beware of Idolatry.

Peace, Love and Grace from the Father,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.