A True Friend Cares

                                              When The Door Slam           

"Consider your ways! 
You have sown much, and bring in little; 
You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink;  
You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; 
And he who earns wages, Earns wages to put into a bag with holes."    
                                                                                                                          Haggai 1:3-6 

       A true friend says what is good for us, not just what sound good. A good friend sometimes says the hard things because we need to hear them and make changes. A true friend cares enough to confront.

       The prophet Haggai passed on God's loving confrontive words to the people of Israel. God had earned the right to confront. Think about this: He was the Father of Israel and they were His children. He had supported them, provided for them, guided them, encouraged them. Now, however, in love He felt the need to confront them because of their choices.

       It seems the Israelites had taken up poor spending habits. They were living beyond their means. They were not planning or saving. Whatever they made in wages was immediately spent. Even though they were spending, eating, and drinking, it was never enough. They always wanted more, but gave nothing to God. 

       Our God is a caring God. He cares enough to confront. He will, through His Word, show us areas of our lives that need to change, just as He did with the children of Israel. Let The Lord God speak to you today through His Word and lovingly show you what you need to change. He loves you enough to confront  

Ask the Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin. 
Acknowledge these to the Lord and thank Him for His forgiveness.