I'm Sorry When I Come With My Agenda

This is Episode 195 of the My Morning Devotional Podcast.

Find us on Instagram: @mymorningdevo

Join me, Alison Elizabeth as we read out of Ecclesiastes 3:1 which says "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven"

"I have had this worship song by Cody Carnes on repeat all day! According to Spotify he has 1.4 million monthly listeners and this song along had like 50 plays from me. I encourage you to listen to it right after this devotional.

There is a line that he says, “I’m sorry when I come with my agenda, I’m sorry” and man that just got me thinking of all the times I start my prayer time with Jesus by asking for something, rather than for thanking him for something.

Have you ever done something for someone? Maybe you work in an environment where your work is important to the success of the client or the organization. Maybe you just finished helping someone with a huge project at school, or you just took some heavy lifting off of someone else’s plate.

And then when that person comes to see you instead of thanking you for your service, your work, your help, they said “Hey, can you help me with something else?”

I am sure you would be exhausted, maybe a little heart broken. Maybe you would have felt unseen.

We do this every single day to Jesus.

We come with our problems, we come with our agenda’s, and we don’t take a moment to thank Him for everything He has given us. God isn’t interested in our agenda’s, he just wants us. He wants our unconditional trust and love.

Like this verse says, for everything there is a season, and a time for ever matter under heaven. Your time to own a home, its coming, It’s just not now. So start thanking him for the home you currently live in. Your time to be a parent? It’s coming. Your time to be

Tap HERE to send us a text!

BECOME A FOUNDING "MY MORNING DEVOTIONAL" MEMBER

If you enjoy your 5 minute daily dose of heaven, we would appreciate your support, and we have a fun way for you to partner with the MMD community!

We've launched our "Buy Me a Coffee" membership where you can buy us a latte, OR become a founding member and get monthly bonus video episodes!

 To donate, go to mymorningdevo.co/join! 

Support the show

NEW TO MY MORNING DEVOTIONAL?

We're so glad you're here!

We're the Alessis, a ministry family working together in a church in Miami, FL, and we're so blessed to partner with the My Morning Devotional community and continue the great work done by the show's creator and our friend, Alison Delamota.

Here’s how to join our community!

• Subscribe to the show on this app
• Share this with a friend
• Follow Us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Facebook⁠
• ⁠Leave a review
• KEEP UP WITH ALISON: https://alisondelamota.com⁠⁠⁠⁠
  IG: https://instagram.com/alisondelamota
  https://instagram.com/delamarried

NEW WORSHIP MUSIC
Hear the new music project "Praise the Lord EP" from Metro Life Worship and Mary Alessi
Listen on Spotify
Watch on YouTube