The Poison Artwork Bottle

Do you ever find that there is something in your life that you like, that God then asks you to hand over to Him?

It can sometimes leave me a bit more confused than I normally am.
It can leave me thinking, “But God, I like this, it can be useful to me. Do you really mean for me to let go of this?”

But what if the thing that I like so much is like the poison artwork bottle?

The poison artwork bottle may be pleasing to the eye. It may be an exquisite artwork, but if it truly is a poison bottle, then it contains poison!

Do you really want to hold onto the poison artwork bottle, if your Heavenly Father is asking for you to hand it over to Him?

If you are like me, then you might think, can I just pour out the poison and then keep the bottle?

What if the poison is so potent that it can’t be washed away?
What if the only way to be truly safe from the poison is to hand over the poison artwork bottle as a whole to your Heavenly Father?

Sometimes we might struggle with the things that our Heavenly Father asks us to hand over to Him. But He does have our best interests at heart.

Sometimes we might know that what we have is no good for us, but we can still like it.
Will we try to hand it over, knowing that it is better for us to do so?

Sometimes we might not know why we are being asked to hand something over. It might be that it could be a poison bottle in disguise.
Will we follow our Heavenly Father’s prompting, trusting that He knows what is best for us?

Father,
We know that You are Good and that You do indeed Love us.
Help us to always follow Your ways.
If you are asking us to let go of something and hand it over to You, then please help us to do just that.
You do have our best interests at heart.
Help us to know this all the more, so that we can trust and follow You that much better.
Our Loving Heavenly Father.
Amen.