Would We Live a More Divine Life with “Have to” or “Get to” Talk?

Have you ever pondered on how many tasks we put in the “Have to” Category? The thought of how many moves that we make which are actually fueled by compulsion and routine. A begrudging that eventually takes a toil on us.

It takes me back to hearing a speaker talk about our breathing patterns. When you look at infants, it is as if their chest is going to come out of their bodies. Their diaphragm chooses a means of being that God innately gave us, but as time goes on, we choose to see breathing differently. We go from deep breaths, inhaling through our noses and exhaling out our mouths to often times choppy breathing and not fully taking in oxygen as we should.

Good trainers will often comment about breathing habits and getting back to the basics. It is the foundational means that can have us maintain the right perspective . Just as the infant shows the hand of God in guiding their very breath; as Believers in Christ, our perspective on life occurrences should become innate and encompassing as God allows us to be a part of what He is doing! Can we breathe in life and breathe out an attitude of gratefulness for whatever God has signed us up to carry out?

What would our lives truly look like if we woke up tomorrow and said…

•I GET TO show God through my conduct at a job that has no sign of Him.

•I GET TO love this child who is challenging right now.

•I GET TO teach these children who struggle with wondering if someone really sees the hurt and pain that is eclipsed by the anger and shutdown.

• I GET TO love my spouse beyond disagreement and disappointment.

•I GET TO forgive because the very thing I extend- God has extended to me.

•I GET TO wait for my spouse because God is perfecting things in both of us for His Glory.

•I GET TO serve because it is an attribute of Christ.

I GET TO is this amazing Gift that God gives us to GROW through life. Imagine being a part of His Plan to carry out 100 Tasks and 100% of the time you are overwhelmed by all that you feel that you HAVE TO DO! Imagine having those same 100 Tasks and your language becomes… I GET TO DO! How would you carry out those tasks with the latter?

Can we fall in love with the process to the same degree in which we fell in love with the finish? God has masterfully placed in us through the renewing of minds, an ability to become grateful beyond the alignment of all of our desires. “Have to’s” can become Joy Robbers when it interferes with us becoming Cheerful Givers. How do we choose to give our service unto the One who did not “have to” give His only begotten Son, but took GET TO to an unimaginable level?

Divine Work & Pray:

Work: Jot down a number of tasks you currently are responsible for and be honest about which category you operate those tasks from- “Have to or Get to?”

Pray: Heavenly Father, you have been more than life to me! Breathe into me a more essential perspective concerning Your plan for my life. I desire to operate with a grateful heart and I understand that it is through You that all things are possible. For every life occurrence that You have placed before me, let my show up be just as glorious to You as the triumph. Give me a resolve that is unwavering and that keeps me in remembrance of just how much I owe You!

In your life-giving Name, in Jesus Name. Amen.