We have all done it...held on to something we intend to give away. We clean our closet and weed out our clothes, we clean out our bookshelves to weed out the books we have read, or we weed out the movies we no longer want.
The other day as my husband and I were cleaning the garage we pulled out some tools that we thought my dad might use. I said "put it in the back of the truck and I'll give them to my father." so we did just that.
I don't normally visit my father during the week, I usually see him on Sunday afternoons when everybody gets together. My intentions were good. At least I had taken the first step, I had identified what I was going to give him. I just hadn't gotten around to it.
So on my next visit, I had the tools in the back of my truck but I didn't give them to them. I didn't give them to him because I had forgotten about them for the moment. However, as soon as I got on the freeway, I was reminded that they were in the back of the truck. Again, I said "I should have given them to my father." but I didn't, I figured I would do it next time I saw him.
We do that too often in our life! We hold on to things we "intend" to give to our Father. We identify what it is we need to give to our Father but instead of releasing it, we continue to hold on to it.
We may not think about it during the week because we don't visit our Father except on Sundays. During the week when something prompts us to think about it, we may say "I really need to give that to my Father" but Sunday comes around and we continue to hold on to it.
This Sunday I gave my Father the tools. He was very pleased. Had I known how much it would please him, I would have given them to him much sinner.
What are you holding on to that you need to "give to your Father?"
Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Psalm 55:22
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