if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. ~2 Chron 7:14
Are you desperate?
I hope so, because that is the kind of people God needs right now.
Have you ever asked yourself why God is not doing more? He can do whatever he wants right? What is he waiting for?
The answer is simple. He is waiting for us to humble ourselves and desperately seek Him in prayer. James 4:2 states "You do not have, because you do not ask God" God is waiting for us. He will do amazing things in us, through us, and around us, if only we will desperately seek Him.
Why are we Christians so horrible at this? Why is it rare to find a Christian who has a healthy and rich prayer life?
There are probably a lot of reasons, but they all stem from the same sin: Pride. We have been deceived into believing that we can successfully get through life without desperately seeking God. Let us stop believing that lie, and let us begin to see ourselves as we truly are: Desperate.
Perhaps this is most difficult for those of us who, by all worldly measures, are quite capable. Those of us who are the upright pillars of society. It is those personalities that may be most inclined to think they don't desperately need God. Don't be deceived! Satan is perfectly happy seeing you perform well in every aspect of life as long as you are not using the amazing supernatural power that God is waiting to give you. God takes no delight in our lives if we are not living by His power.
Let today be the day we repent of this evil self-sufficiency and begin to seek God in a brand new way.
God is waiting for us.
With His love.
Charlie
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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