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Your Gift Makes Room by Kirk Hunt

A man’s gift makes room for him,
And brings him before great men.

The gift that God gave you will make room for you. Yes, you first have to take it out of the box, and use it. You must also make sure you are using it for God’s purposes, and in a Godly manner. Your gift, not sharp elbows, will then make room for you.

The insidious corruption contained within hustle culture is the denial of God’s role in the affairs of men in women. Energetic people are especially prone to taking on too much responsibility. Too often, we think our elbows can manipulate earth, and too often heaven, to achieve our personal goals.

It is not just unchecked ambition that can drive us to ungodly acts. Ungodly expectations can also poison our actions. Lust and greed will lead you to the wrong people and miserable places. The space God intends for you is a better and more satisfying than you can imagine.

Stop and catch your breath. Consider that your God is the absolute master of heaven, earth, time and space. If He wants you to have it, you will. Work hard, but pull in your elbows.

Keep in mind He commands us to work, but He also promises He will pay. Do your part and He will do His. Use your God-given gift(s) for His purposes and in His manner. The gift, not sharp elbows, will deliver you to the right faces and spaces.

Think: Am I allowing God’s gift to take me places, or my lust and greed?

Pray: “Lord, guide me to use Your gift, Your way.”

This devotional is a ministry of CadreMen Press.

How To Heal by Kirk Hunt

And Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored to you, and you shall be clean.” But Naaman became furious, and went away and said, “Indeed, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leprosy.’

2 Kings 5:10-11 NKJV

Naaman, and his personal security team, arrived at Elisha’s door in a chariot. Most men (or women) would go out and greet the visiting general. Elisha sent a messenger with healing instructions and did not see the man.

Naaman responded with anger. After all, a man of his importance and combat record deserves more and better attention. Certainly, Naaman’s mental image of his healing involved ceremony and dignity, not multiple dips in the muddy Jordan River.

Do you want God to heal you? Then be obedient. Do you want God to intervene in circumstance beyond your control? Approach Him with humility.

God does not need to move or act because of your impulses or whims. His power is absolute and sovereign. You came to Him because of your needs, not His. Trust His eternal wisdom for the answers and solutions you need.

Consider His august majesty and the legions of angels at His beck and call. Speak your request in humility, knowing the God of all creation has what you need. When God speaks, respond in obedience, confident that His answer come from His love for you.

Think: Your healing is going to require humility and obedience.

Pray: “Lord, I come to You in humility and obedience for my healing.”

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