Begging God or believing God...why do God fearing, Jesus loving &
Spirit filled Christians ignore unresolved issues? The obvious reason
is denial, but why? Many address issues at the onset, but when attempts
fail, they feel hopeless so they get busy & hope things will resolve
on their own. They seek relief in busy schedules, deadlines &
anything else that can pull them away from the frustration &
hopelessness that gnaws on the inside them. They know nothing is too
hard for God-so what's the problem? Many say they've begged God for help
& nothing changes. I understand this because I've been there &
still go there at times. I've also
listened to clients tell me the same thing for 30 years. I'll tell you
the revelation God put on my heart regarding me. He said I needed to
stop begging Him & start believing Him-that I believed He could
& would turn impossibles around, but I didn't believe He would help
me each time I prayed. So I prayed like a gambler pulling the arm of a
slot machine….pleasssse Jessssus let this be my lucky one! I vacillated
between believing I somehow messed up too much & wasn't eligible for
more than the Basic Christian Plan with no extras or that I had
misunderstood the promises of God & expected too much. So I resorted
to begging prayers-believing the more I begged, the more likely God
would help me. I wasn't ever completely confident in the provisions of
God because I didn't believe I completely deserved to be helped-this
left me with an uneasiness that I really tried to overcome, but of
course couldn't. It's dangerous to add our reasoning to God's truth…we
lose every time-there's a way that seems right, but its end is a way
that leads to death. My thinking skewed my ability to receive the
supernatural help God makes available to every Christian...it's called
grace. We can't earn it & only God can give it. Grace is available
to all who believe in Him-God pours His strength through us to deal with
otherwise impossible situations while He intervenes on our behalf. You
can be saved, but until you appropriate God's grace, you're left with
your natural ability-it's not enough. You're won't live the freedom God
promises or walk in victory He makes available. Until I received the
revelation of God's grace I was under the strain of the impossibles I
faced & I allowed them to steal my hope- because I knew I couldn't
overcome what I faced. I had to appropriate God's grace, once I embraced
God's truth...it set me free-where the Spirit of The Lord is, there is
freedom. God's promises are full of power, but are only powerful to
those who believe in Him. Instead of hiding in busy routines to avoid
impossibles, will you run to God? His grace will meet you at the end of
your natural ability & go to work on your behalf-He will calm your
fears & give you direction & fill you up with wisdom. Don't beg
God…believe Him. (Jn 8:32, 2 Tim 2:1, Jn 6:29, Pr 14:12, 2 Cor 12:9, 2
Cor 3:17) 10/26/13CIFL-LMM
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