Joyce Meyer Devotional 7 April 2022 || Stop Getting and Start Receiving

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DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY 7TH APRIL 2022 – Read today’s daily devotional of the day Thursday 7 April 2022 titled Stop Getting and Start Receiving written by Joyce Meyer.

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Topic: Stop Getting and Start Receiving

Joyce Meyer Daily Devotional for Today Thursday 7/4/2022 || Bible Verse:

And we receive from Him whatever we ask, because we [watchfully] obey His orders [observe His suggestions and injunctions, follow His plan for us] and [habitually] practice what is pleasing to Him. — 1 John 3:22 (AMPC)

From the book Trusting God Day by Day – by Joyce Meyer

We often ask people if they “got” something, particularly when we speak of spiritual matters. “Did you ‘get’ a breakthrough?” we want to know, or “Did you ‘get’ your blessing?” Is the idea of “getting” from God biblical? The Bible teaches us about receiving, not about getting. The difference between getting and receiving is significant. To “get” means “to obtain by struggle and effort.”

When everything in your life requires effort, life becomes frustrating and exhausting—and that’s not the kind of abundant life Jesus came to give us. No, God wants us to live with a holy ease, a grace that keeps us from striving and struggling through life. That doesn’t mean everything will be easy, but it means even difficult things can be done with a sense of God’s presence and help.

“Getting” puts the burden on us to have to figure out things, to manipulate circumstances, and to try to force situations to work out a certain way. Receiving, on the other hand, means we simply take in what is being offered freely. We don’t strive; we simply relax and enjoy what comes to us.

God wants to give us so much more than we can imagine. He is waiting to pour out blessings in our lives, and we need to know how to receive—both from Him and from others. Sometimes God works miraculously to meet our needs, but He frequently works through other people. If we pray for help, then we must let God choose how and through whom He will send it. We should not be embarrassed to be needy, because we are all needy in some way or another. God did not intend for us to be so independent we would never need help.

Joyce Meyer Devotional 7-4-2022 || Prayer Starter: Lord God, please help me to stop struggling to get what I want, and start receiving the blessings You have for me, amen.

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