OVERFAMILIARITY CAN DENY US OF MANY BLESSINGS BY TRAILBLAZER AREGBESOLA BUNMI
Each time I am home, my sister would always beg me to plait my hair for me and I will be like you can't make my hair but have seen her make beautiful hair for other people. What's worrying me? Overfamiliarity.
I have been very amazed when people give testimony of how a man of God prays for them and they are healed. The wife of the same man of God is at home sick but due to the unbelief of the wife and the familiarity, she doesn't believe in her husband's prayers and so she will remain in that state.
So many opportunities some of us have missed because we are proving too familiar with our friends. We think since we are close to them, we are closer to opportunities and we can also misbehave. Some of us will not even ask questions about how they were able to get to that point. We know they are very much ahead of us, instead of us to humble ourselves, we bring ourselves to their level. We may even slap their heads saying we are joking with them. They will continue to be familiar with us, but they won't want to show us the way.
Now, we must be sensitive to know when we should be serious and when we should play around. We should be able to discern when we need to be familiar with someone and when to cut off all familiarities.
As we go out this week, let's maximize every opportunity that comes our way. Don't be too familiar with the word of God. Read that chapter again with a meek heart. God's words are new every morning. Do not cease to pray because you did that yesterday. Read that book again and you will be surprised at the encounters awaiting you.
When David returned home to bless his household, Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet him and said, “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, going around half-naked in full view of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!” 2 Samuel 6:20
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