Take Hold

If I stopped by your house with a beautifully wrapped gift for you and set it in your living room, that gift would be yours. It’s in your home, I gave it to you. There’s nothing you could do to make it “more” yours or “less” yours.

Now, you could see that present and be so excited. You could call your friends and tell them about it. But you really can’t enjoy the gift until you open it. It wouldn’t do you any good until you take hold of it and put it to use.

It’s the same way with spiritual gifts. God has packages of grace, favor, mercy, forgiveness, blessing, joy, peace and so much more available to you. But you have to receive it by faith in order for it to affect your life. You can’t earn it. You can’t pay for it. You simply have to receive it by faith.

Today, you can take hold of these promises because God made them to YOU. Choose to finally let go of your plan, let go of what didn’t work out, let go of whatever negative thing or person that’s been holding you captive and take hold of these gifts that your heavenly Father is calling you to receive.