FAITH CAPSULE:One will settle for less when God has made so much available.

Genesis 11: 10-32
 
Convenience, not commitment is one of the cheapest and silent avenues that can lead to the termination of a breakthrough in life. Terah, the father of Abraham was set for a journey to Canaan land ever before God called on Abraham to Canaan Land. “And Terah took his son Abram and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, his son Abram’s wife, and they went out with them from Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan; and they came to Haran and dwelt there. So the days of Terah were two hundred and five years, and Terah died in Haran.”(Genesis 11:31-32) Obviously, Terah the father of Abraham was set to go to Canaan Land but became stranded in Haran and did not get to Canaan Land. The desire of Terah was set for CanaanLand but he dwelt in Haran. Despite the fact that he lived long enough for two hundred and five years, he could not get to his desired destination. Could it have been that Terah got to Haran and convenience set in place while commitment to get to Canaan was misplaced? There was no exact documentation for the reason why Terah could not further his desire for going to CanaanLand. However, it is not impossible that life in Haran was convenience enough for him to abandon his commitment of setting his family on a journey to the Land of Canaan. The same CanaanLand became the place of call for Terah’s son Abraham. How much are you giving to convenience in every area of your endeavor in life?
Here are some possible consequences of choosing convenience over commitment:
One will settle for less when God has made so much available.
One will become short sighted and forgo his or her possession which the Lord has in place.
Convenience over commitment is turning back from God to self.
Convenience over commitment will make man to wander instead of being a wonder to one’s world.
Settling for convenience over commitment is a self-created stagnation instead of gaining motion.
Are you settling for convenience instead commitment?
Silent convenience robs the blessing of God from a believer that engages in silent convenience. For example, silent convenience is to know the committed hour of service commencement and dishonor it because of lack of convenience getting to the service. To God there is no excuse that is reasonable. It is written,“And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” (Deuteronomy 10:12) Serving God is a sacrifice. Sacrifice demands commitment. As a believer, hallow the name of God and serve Him with your commitment.
 
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace to serve God with all your heart.