Hearts Ablaze Corner

TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE BURNT OUT, BECAUSE THEY ARE OUT OF RESOURCES...THE OIL RAN OUT AND THE RIVER FLOW IS DOWN TO A TRICKLE. THEY TRY BORROWING RESOURCES, THAT DIDN'T WORK. SOME MADE NO PREPARATION FOR THE LONG HAUL AND ARE ILL-PREPARED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF KINGDOM LIVING. THE 5 WISE, THOUGHTFUL WOMEN OF MATT 25:1-13, KNEW THAT IT MIGHT BE A LONG WAIT FOR THE BRIDEGROOM, AND THEY PREPARED, ACCORDINGLY. THEY HAD RESERVES! THE FOOLISH ONES JUST CONCENTRATED ON THE IMMEDIATE NEED. MANY OF US DO NOT UNDERSTAND PROCESS AND WAITING. SOME DESPISE IT...SO WE WAIT WITHOUT PREPAREDNESS. WE FAIL TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE AN ONGOING FLOW OF OIL IN OUR LIVES. WE CARRY AROUND FLICKERING LIGHTS...IN SOME INSTANCES, GOD'S PEOPLE ARE GROPING IN THE DARK. THIS IS THE OUTWORKING OF FOLLY AND UNPREPAREDNESS. THIS MUST NOT BE OUR STANCE. INSTEAD, BE VIGILANT, BE READY... KINGDOM LIVING REQUIRES VIGILANCE, READINESS. DON'T TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED. IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT STARTING WELL, BUT FINISHING, BESIDES OUR BRIDEGROOM. CON