Deprived of Good

Jeremiah 5:24-25

New International Version (NIV)

²⁴ They do not say to themselves,
   ‘Let us fear the LORD our God,
who gives autumn and spring rains in season,
   who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest.’
²⁵ Your wrongdoings have kept these away;
   your sins have deprived you of good.

When we hear of odd weather and failing crops, some tend to think it is “mother nature” or God punishing innocent farmers. Never do they, at least openly, admit that maybe they have done something that is not right or have not watched over their crops as they should have, and allowing the enemy to have his way in their lives.

We forget that we can easily get into error and make mistakes, we are only human and Jesus is perfect.

Some people have their crops prayed over by shamans and so called spiritualists and in the meantime they suffer constant ups and downs in during the seasons and wonder why they can’t maintain or get better.

The same scripture can be used for those who do not deal with farming and such, but struggle with their jobs, housing and finances. These are all one in the same, the same sins, the same mistakes can keep us from being able to succeed in every season.

Like how the farmers expect rain during specific times through the year, others expect promotions and their paycheck to be in their hands every pay period.

Walking the walk requires a daily “overview” of where you are in your walk and repenting for anything you have done to offend someone or anything you may have said that will cause spiritual harm to yourself or others.

As a society we like to seek blame in others and circumstances rather than look inwardly at what it is that we have said or have accepted in to our spirit from other people. God does not desire to condemn people, but to enrich people and make them prosperous in their lives.

If you constantly have issues-check yourself first before you go blaming others, especially before you start to blame God. We all make decisions that impact our lives-we have free will, God does not force us into ANY of our messes, we walk into them and God can only stand back and let us make up our minds.