Do we sometimes walk away from Blessings?

I had arranged to help a family member out by doing some work for them recently. As the time was coming near, I received a phone call.

“I’ve gone out and I’m going for a walk along the river with a friend. If you still want you do the work, then there is a key available ……”

There’s more to the story than I’m writing here, but this version makes my point that much better. 🙂

Well, I thought. You don’t want to be available, but you’d still like for me to do the work???
Hmmm, let me think about that one for a minute.
Day off for me then. 🙂

I stayed at home and did some work which needed doing in my own garden instead.

As I was working, the phone call kept making me smile.
It’s OK, you can still do the work, but I’m going to have a nice walk along the river, kept playing through my mind.

Then the thought, “Do we treat God in this way?” Came to my mind.

Does God make plans to bless us, only to have us be distracted and go off and do our own thing instead?

Do we leave God waiting and wanting to bless us, because we thought we had a better offer, and took that instead?

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.

Psalm 81:13-16

 ¹³ “If my people would only listen to me,
    if Israel would only follow my ways,
¹⁴ how quickly I would subdue their enemies
    and turn my hand against their foes!
¹⁵ Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him,
    and their punishment would last forever.
¹⁶ But you would be fed with the finest of wheat;
    with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

You could consider reading all of Psalm 81, it covers this thought so well.

So, we have “honey from the rock”, on offer to us….. if we will just hear and follow our Lord.

Or in other words, Blessings in Abundance, if we will just hear and follow our Lord.

Father,
Yes please, I would like to have your Blessings in Abundance in my life.
Please help me to hear You that much better, so that I can then follow You, that much more.
My Lord God Almighty.
Amen.