Eat up!

   Yesterday several people during testimony time at our evening worship service were talking about being still and listening to God. Actually taking the time to listen to what He wants to tell Him in stead of blurting out all of our prayer and then "amen". I try to always remember this but I do confess that when life is pulling me in a thousand directions my prayer time and study time are the first things to slip off the agenda! Oh, I am sure some of you gasp at the thought of this...."isn't she a pastor's wife??". YES!!! My name is Christina Volpe, I am a pastor's wife and get this...I AM A SINNER TOO! Sometimes the "super-holy" attitudes of others make me think I might sin more than most. And while it's "confession time" I will share that I have let this unrealistic pressure of being "perfect" hinder my writing of these devotions. I am sorry to all of you who read this for my slackness. Today is a new day and I can only try. But I (as I step of my soap box) will get back to the devotion I wanted to share with you this morning.


   As I lay there quiet this morning just listening for God He spoke to me in a way He does often do....with my own words! Does this ever happen to you? You hear the Lord repeat to you something you "preach" to other, but fail to do yourself? Well that is what happen to me, but the message is not as clear as "Wait on the Lord" or "This to shall pass" it was me daily telling my kids "No candy before lunch". Strange huh? Well let me share how the Lord used this to speak to me. I have often heard it said that 'baby Christians must drink milk and grow before they are read for meat", this is true...but "chew" on this: Once we reach "meat stage" we find ourselves looking forward to "dessert"...heaven. But as any good parent would God is reminding me this morning that there is still "dinner" on my plate, still things that need to be done, people who need to be witnessed to and an entire world who is searching for the love of Jesus even though it is hard to convince them of it. I know the thought of meat and veggies is not as mouth-watering as a big hunk of sweet cake, but the meat will nourish us and grow us and the cake will still be there when we are through!


For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.  But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Hebrews 5:13-14

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. Hebrews 6:10-15