3.26.25 - first response
Good morning ,
What's your first response when things go wrong? What do you do when you get bad news? Or good news? Who do you call when someone wrongs you or you feel overwhelmed?
Our first response should always be the Lord, but it's not.
It used to be when something went wrong I complained to my husband.
It used to be when I got good news I would open a bottle of wine or go out to celebrate.
It used to be when someone wronged me I would vent to whoever would pick up my call.
My first response was never picking up my bible or going to God in prayer. I wanted to talk to someone who I could hear talk back to me, and more than likely be on my side. I know someone reading this can relate.
The more I learned about who God is, the more I learned how much I needed him.
I needed him when things were going right, or wrong. I needed him regardless of how people treated me. I needed him when life was slow, or I had 50 things on my to do list for the day. I need him always.
So I started going to him first, and it's changed everything. It's prevented a lot of mistakes too.
I remember a couple weeks ago I had planned an entire conversation out in my head of what I was going to say to someone. Instead of calling a friend and sharing the details, I told God. I told him how I was going to be kind and I was even going to mention Jesus in the conversation. Immediately, I knew the last thing I needed to be doing was having a conversation. I gave it to God and moved on.
The old me would have called a couple people, told them everything, shared what I was going to say and then reported back on how it went. There would have been zero conversation with God about it.
Sometimes our desire to hear an audible voice from above makes us bypass going to God first. In no way am I saying that God cannot speak out loud, but usually it's a quiet nudge from the Holy Spirit that we dismiss because life is so loud.
If you struggle with this, I encourage you to be mindful of your first response. Prayer is not the only first response. Worshipping and reading scripture are just as important.
I still struggle with my first response. These past few weeks I have had some moments where I forgot the first response, and leaned on "MY" response. But I was quickly reminded.
I was reminded of 2 Corinthians 12:9: But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
I don't always get this right but my hope is the more I practice it will become a natural first response. 🙂
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Danielle
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