Do you say yes?
I remember a time when I was at university across the country. I had a hard time and became quite anti-social (I tend to go off the grid when I’m going through something). I was staying in my dorm all day, almost everyday.
I had stopped going to classes, stopped hanging with friends, stopped going to the cafeteria. I had pretty much just stopped caring.
In order for me to start getting back to normal, I had a goal of saying “yes”.
If someone asked me to hang out, I would say yes. I couldn’t make up an excuse to stay in my dorm room. If a friend wanted to go to lunch with me, I would say yes. If my band wanted me to lead a song, I would say yes and actually go to rehearsal.
Needless to say was a hard semester. I ended up quitting college and going to Bible school instead. But I can say that I did get out of my funk!
I think many of us just need to say yes.
Enough of the lame excuses. You want to grow, right? You want results? You want the promises of God? You want to fulfill your potential and destiny?
Then we must start saying yes.
Say yes to small groups at church, even if you are nervous around people you don’t know.
Say yes to exercising at the gym to take care of your body, even if you don’t feel like it.
Say yes to praying for somebody out loud, even if it’s a little scary and you don’t know what to say.
Say yes to sticking to a Bible reading plan, even if you aren’t usually the most consistent.
Say yes to finding a mentor or accountability partner, even if you are scared to be open and honest.
What do yo have to lose? All these yeses, equal a lot of growth!
We also need to trust God when He says yes.
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 1:20
All His promises are yes and amen! I am beyond comforted just knowing that if God made the promise, it is a resounding “yes”. All the promises for healing, freedom, security and redemption are mine, and I can’t help but say “amen” to give God the glory for it!
No matter what you are going through, we all can be taking steps forward in growth. It’s time for us to say yes to God’s promises and say yes to the things that will help us grow.
This is your year of YES!
Response Questions
1. What do you need to start saying yes to?
2. What promises of God are you believing for? Because they are yours with a resounding yes!
Pray with me!
Father God, thank you that your promises are Yes and Amen. Thank you that you want good things for me. Help me to start saying “yes” to the things in my life that will help me to grow and live to the fullest. Help me to trust that your promises are true. I say amen in agreement and give you the glory!
In Jesus’ name, amen.
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