Haggai 1:3-9 Then the Lord sent this message through the prophet Haggai: “Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins? This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes! This is what the Lord of Hevaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you! Now go up into the hills, bring down timber, and rebuild my house. Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the Lord. You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses.”
This is you, my Child. This is where you find yourself. You pray about needing My help to change your life, then go on building your own houses all day long. You need to return to your first love. You need to be obedient. When you know what I want, just begin. Stop allowing your mind to rumble over all the ins and outs and hows and trying to organize it best. Just do what I ask. You need to return to your first love. Me. Stop wasting time on earthly matters that could be spent on My concerns. Spend more time studying My Word. Spend more time talking to Me. Spend more time learning from those I have gifted with the ability to teach. Spend less time worrying, planning, thinking, sitting….. I have tasked you with the request that you purge your life of all that is a waste of your time – paperwork, ideas that you had that will never be accomplished, research, all of that time consuming – time wasting – fodder. You clutter your mind and heart and soul with so many things that do not matter. Yes, your brain runs from one thing to the next. When you use it correctly, that is an asset. When you do not control it, it is detrimental. Just look around you. Clean it up.
Amanuensis 