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Too Many Hats
06/11/09 21:18 Faithdevotional
“So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.” Matthew 6:31-33 (NIV)
As a woman, don’t you wear a lot of hats? During the course of your week, you may place on your head any of the following hats: wife, mother, worker, daughter, sister, chief cook and bottle washer, chauffeur, nurse, maid, referee, oh, yeah….and a woman of God. Sometimes these hats are stacked so high that trying to balance them all on our pretty little heads sends us toppling completely over!!! And sadly, often the last hat we try to place on the top of this mountain is the crown we wear as a child of the King.
I love the simple, straight shooting words of our Lord. He cuts to the chase, breaking commands down into bite-sized chunks. He doesn’t direct us to apply a complicated six-step process in order to achieve what He has planned for us. No, He simply tells us gently, but firmly, what must be done in order for our lives to get in order.
Especially in today’s society, activity breathes and breeds busyness. We have no white space left on our calendar. It seems that our kids are constantly being carted from one activity to the next. We hardly even eat dinner as a family anymore! Yep, we are living a bold shade of busy.
Although we live in a much different society than those that heard the words of Jesus that day on the mountainside, we can still learn from them. While our responsibilities may scream at us at every turn, Christ stands whispering… Seek first my kingdom and my righteousness, and all of these things will be given to you as well. Perhaps His words will prompt us to do a little plate scraping, trimming down our schedules of some of the activities that clamor for our time and draw us away from our time spent with Him.
Whatever set of hats God directs you to keep in your wardrobe, remember to put them on in proper order. They will only stay standing when the crown you wear as a child of the King is placed on first! (Must be the points on our lovely tiara!) Denise
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Please include the following statement on any distributed copy: By Mike and Denise Hartmann-Echterling. © Hart To Heart Ministries ℠ Website: www.h2hm.org
As a woman, don’t you wear a lot of hats? During the course of your week, you may place on your head any of the following hats: wife, mother, worker, daughter, sister, chief cook and bottle washer, chauffeur, nurse, maid, referee, oh, yeah….and a woman of God. Sometimes these hats are stacked so high that trying to balance them all on our pretty little heads sends us toppling completely over!!! And sadly, often the last hat we try to place on the top of this mountain is the crown we wear as a child of the King.
I love the simple, straight shooting words of our Lord. He cuts to the chase, breaking commands down into bite-sized chunks. He doesn’t direct us to apply a complicated six-step process in order to achieve what He has planned for us. No, He simply tells us gently, but firmly, what must be done in order for our lives to get in order.
Especially in today’s society, activity breathes and breeds busyness. We have no white space left on our calendar. It seems that our kids are constantly being carted from one activity to the next. We hardly even eat dinner as a family anymore! Yep, we are living a bold shade of busy.
Although we live in a much different society than those that heard the words of Jesus that day on the mountainside, we can still learn from them. While our responsibilities may scream at us at every turn, Christ stands whispering… Seek first my kingdom and my righteousness, and all of these things will be given to you as well. Perhaps His words will prompt us to do a little plate scraping, trimming down our schedules of some of the activities that clamor for our time and draw us away from our time spent with Him.
Whatever set of hats God directs you to keep in your wardrobe, remember to put them on in proper order. They will only stay standing when the crown you wear as a child of the King is placed on first! (Must be the points on our lovely tiara!) Denise
© Hart To Heart Ministries ℠
Permissions: You are permitted and encouraged to reproduce and distribute this material in any format provided that you do not alter the wording in any way and do not charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction. For web posting, a link to this document on our website is preferred. Any exceptions to the above must be approved by Hart To Heart Ministries ℠.
Please include the following statement on any distributed copy: By Mike and Denise Hartmann-Echterling. © Hart To Heart Ministries ℠ Website: www.h2hm.org
