DUMPING THE OLD FOR THE NEW

Dumping the old for the new

Have you ever heard a car engine struggle to start? It rattles and shakes and perhaps even after a few turns, it gets going again. But it is only a matter of time before that car stops all together and moves no more. This is how it is when there is a spiritual blockage in you, or when you are going through, but you decide to push through anyway.
You can push through for only so long, until the car breaks down and you either have to fix it or dump it and get a new one. My child, this is what it is like when your heart is not in good condition. Anybody with a beat up car, does not look forward to a drive. They hope to just get to their destination as quick as possible, without anybody noticing them. They dread the process of getting the car started and hope to God that this time it will start again and still go the distance.
Not so, for those with a nice new car. They look forward to the drive, they want people to notice, and the ride is enjoyable. They don’t feel every bump in the road and they look forward to the trip.
In the same way, my child, if you have felt that everything you put your hands to, takes so much effort and you are no longer enjoying the ride, it is time to STOP and swap that car for a new one. It is time to get a new heart. It is time to turn in that heart of stone to one of flesh.
The first step is to come to Me and ask of Me. Know that you cannot keep running on this failing engine. Even though you have to get places and make this appointment and that appointment, like that old car, you will eventually lose all power.
My child, you were meant to enjoy every moment of your day, not push through it. You were meant to run with fervor, but when you have been running on a bad engine for so long, it drains the life out of you. I want to give you that joy back and that joy starts in my presence. So start by coming to me and telling me all about it. Realize that you cannot change yourself, that you cannot fix what is broken within and that you have no power in you to change who you are right now. When you can come to that point, is when my power can resurrect in your life and you will see the transformation begin. You will start to see that it is Me working in you to will and to do for my good purpose. So stop pushing through today. Stop striving in your own strength and just come to Me, says the Lord. As deep calls onto deep, allow me to get in there and swap out that old engine with a new one. I desire to give you that new heart, a new zeal for life so I can see you soar on that road. It is time to blast off into the distance. So let’s dump that choking engine for a new one then, shall we?