I will when...

As a parent I would love to have $50 for every time I have heard the phrases using the words 'I will when.....'. As soon as it was something they did not want to do, this phrase gave them space to feel justified in their rebellion. Guys, clean your room, 'I will when I have more time, Im playing'; Pick up your act and improve your grades, do your homework, 'I will when Im smarter'; Dont pick on your little sister, you need to protect her 'I will when we are bigger'; help do the law, the dishes, save your money, give something to someone else.... etc etc etc.... Each time when they had more, were more, received more, owned more, it was always I need more before. Thing I found, the distractions grew with the kidlings. The issues grew, the rebellion grew, the mess grew, the habits grew....

Many of you laugh because this is so true. Its a good thing we don't owe God $50 for each time we say it to Him.

Go spend time with someone hurting, dying, outcast, socially not accepted, brilliant, poor or whatever ever... Lord when I have more time I will. God only made a day as long as it is. We can make time to do the things we want to do, no excuse needed.

God give a meal to someone, clothing, shoes, materials, an appliance, a car... God if I had a little extra, or another I would, I might need that in case the one I am using stops working.

Go give that mother a hand with the babies while she shops, while she mows, while she cleans house, while she prepares the meal, while she goes out for once... God if I had an extra hand, extra day, extra help with what I have to do I would, but I had to cope on my own.

Go give that person $5. $10. $50. $100. $500... God is that really you??? You know my heart Lord, you know I would give if I had it, you know I would help if I could, you know I would bless them if I wasnt saving for that other thing I need. God you know I will give when I am rich.

The thing is this...
The more time you feel you have at your disposal, simply makes you more disposed to do more of what you already did.
The more posessions you lay hold of and keep, simply gives you a greater desire to do just that.
The more help you get and spare days you find the more you spend doing the things you were striving to do, for you.
The more money you get, simply makes you more of what you were. If you ate big, you eat bigger; if you shopped lots, you shop bigger; if you save when you have little, you will save more; if you wasted you will waste bigger.
If your a giver, the more you have, get, receive, achieve and created, the more you will give.

I will share this. I was having trouble with my weight and using it as an excuse (regardless of how I would have sugar coated it) for the reason I couldnt go and do and be all God created, called and asked of me to be and do. I was sharing with someone one day saying 'If you wont give when your poor you wont give when your rich'. As quick as a flash the Lord spoke to my spirit and said 'If you wont obey me when your fat, you wont when your skinny'.

Hit me like a truck, what about you??