Red Wednesday's Wisdom - CHG #10, Part One

Become Rooted and Balanced in God's STEM
Space
Time
Energy
Money

As you examine CHG #10, let’s see what this CHG implies as being the basic cause of clutter when this guideline is not applied. 

♥My clutter builds up when I am not rooted or grounded in God being my support.
♥My clutter builds up when I am out of balance with God’s plan for me.
♥My clutter builds up when I do not see that my space, time, energy and money are on loan to me from God, and He is One Who owns it all.

Therefore, when I am rooted and balanced in God, and acknowledge that everything (space, time, energy, and money) belongs to Him, I lessen my clutter and this brings healing to me.

What does it mean to be rooted?  To be rooted means to be anchored, nourished, nurtured, settled, and supported.  Where can you find that support?  You can find it in Christ.  He is the One you can be rooted in.                  
                                                                               
What does it mean to be balanced?  To be balanced means that you are in a state of equilibrium and harmony.  Where can you find that equilibrium? You can find it in Christ.  He is the One Who you can be in balance with .

The Scripture to support CHG #10 is from the Book of Malachi.  The book is only three chapters long and it is the last book of the Old Testament.  Malachi was a prophet, and his name means. “My Messenger,” The message for us today in Malachi 3:6 is the same message as it was for people living thousands of years ago, “I am the Lord, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already completely destroyed.”

What do you think Malachi 3:6 implies as being the basic cause of our clutter when CHG #10 is not applied?

♥My clutter builds up when I think that I know more than God.
♥My clutter builds up when I act like I am the Creator and owner of all.
♥My clutter builds up when I go through life without believing what God says.

When we consistently choose to live according to our own self sufficiency, it will eventually lead us down a path of self destruction.  Today I hope you will choose to be rooted in God, Who is constant, Who has no beginning or end, Who is Sovereign, Who is the same today as He was yesterday, tomorrow, and for all of eternity.  The love, grace, and forgiveness that God has for us never changes, and we can always find security and balance in these promises, and every promise, He has ever made.  God has been, and always will be, a Promise Keeper.

This coming week your SW is designed to help you get clear on what has been causing you to depend on your self-wavering decisions and actions rather than asking for God’s unchanging and grounded constancy, and supportive direction.   As you listen to the following song, “Count it All Joy,” by BeBe and CeCe Winans, use it to help you identify, in one sentence, what is causing you to lack joy in the midst of what you are going through.