Kill Your Bulls!

1 Kings 19:21 – “Elisha turned away from him and went back. He killed the oxen and used the yoke for firewood. He boiled the meat, gave it to the people, and they all ate together. Then Elisha went to follow Elijah and became his helper.”
    When Elijah called Elisha to be his apprentice, Elisha killed the oxen he was plowing with, cooked them and shared them with his neighbors. He was leaving the life he once knew and was embarking on a brand new venture and unlike Lot’s wife; he made sure he had nothing to look back upon with longing. His livelihood was from the work of the oxen; yet when he was done he did not leave them as even symbols of his former life. He sacrificed what was old and burdensome to be released and totally available for what was yet to come. 

    As you embark on new ventures and ask God to provide more opportunities and pathways to greater living; what bulls do you have still yoked to you? Some of the very things that provided sustenance and helped you plow through the life you used to know must now be cut off, cut up and given away. Elisha surely could have sold the oxen and had money for his travels or to give to his parents to help out since he was leaving his duties. I am sure the oxen were valuable but following God’s new pathway was priceless and Elisha knew it. Some things just need to be nipped in the bud and cut off. No dilly, no dally, no second thoughts. I am sure that certain things you treasure are valuable in their own right, but if they will hinder you from your next level with God; cut her off; cut him up and give it away; then when the time is right you will surely get a double portion of power.
     Every day is a good day; it is up to us to make it a GREAT day! Don't be distracted - stay focused on your purpose! Be blessed. Dr. JoAnn