"Feasting With The Lord" -2

"He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee." (Psalms 81:16) The last segment of the Men's Camp was focused on John 21:21 and was about how much 'comparison' destroys our ministries, families, careers, friendships and marriages. It really spoke to my heart about those times when I am feeling really down, and how much I am focused on the past or what I don't have, instead of being focused on where I am at, and what I have been given. So, if you are wondering if this post has anything to do with the present, then you need not wonder any longer. This is all about the present; every single day we have left upon this earth is about "Feasting With The Lord" right now, right here! Sure, there will be a glorious feast awaiting us in heaven, but right now, in whatever situation we are in, we are to be feasting in the goodness that we have bee given; even if that which we have does not appear all that great, it's right where God has us, and we need to experience the moment. It might not sound like much, but being content with whatever and wherever the Lord has you is the beginning of trusting and obedience. Do you think Paul and Silas sang in prison to get happy? No, they rejoiced in the moment, because no matter what, they knew that they were right where God would have them to be; and look what happened as a result of their obedience and trust, the keeper of the prison and all his house was saved. Now that's what you call a feast! We have been given something very special, something beyond the everyday existence that takes place on this little ball they call earth. As Peter would say, "Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people," because that's what we are! We should not want anything else but more of God and all that He has to give us; but sadly, we start comparing our lives to others, saying, "I want what they got." It's never going to be a feast if we don't enjoy what the Lord has given us...
""Is anyone thirst? Come and drink -even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk -it's all free! Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest foods. Come to me with ears wide open. Listen, and you will find life. I will make an everlasting covenant with you. I will give you all the unfailing love I promised to David."" (Isaiah 55:1-3) NLT