Deal with your 'Ishmael'

Galatians  4:30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.

Ishmael was born as a result of Abraham attempting to hurry up the plan of God and fulfil it through human effort. 

Are you doing that?,  we all have our 'Ishaemel'  a good idea that was not God's idea,  can complicate your life.  

You say 'But didn't God love Ishmael too?'  yes,  and He blessed him.  But God said He would only fulfil His plan through Isaac.  

When you run ahead of God,  or try to replace His will with your will,  not only do you suffer,  but the people you love suffer too.  

He is saying,  it is time to deal with your past,  and clean out your cupboard,  

Like Ishmael and Isaac,  sometimes your miracle and your mistake can grow together under the same roof. 

Things can be so bad in one area,  yet so good in another. 

Today,  God may be saying to you,  'Because  of the destiny I have in mind for you,  you've got to put things out of your life.'  

 Its painful letting go of something you love or something your flesh creates,  but you have no choice.  

When you are willing to walk away from something you love because you love God more,  that's called 'The sacrifice',  and when  you offer it up to God,  you position yourself to receive the fullness of His blessings in your life.  

Your Ishmael is your short cut to life,  your Ishmael is your plan B,  against God's plan,  it is the mistake you made in the past, deal with It now,  or your will never achieve your  God given destiny

God bless you.  

Prayer key:

1. Lord, thank you for the blessing of today in Jesus Christ name. 

2. Lord, forgive me for not waiting on you in my life in Jesus Christ name 

3. Lord, give me the grace to deal with my Ishmael in Jesus Christ name. 

4. Thank you Lord for answered prayers in Jesus Christ name. Amen.