Is it that easy? Just to believe? To have faith? Can we say "just do it"? This week during the Superbowl I had the awesome privilege of turn off the game for awhile with my friends and we got to send up prayer on behalf of our broken families, men, and the women and children who had been trafficked into the area around the superbowl for sex.
I found myself once again feeling like it was such a little thing. Man, God is really trying to teach me what a lie that is!!! I was really appreciative of one of the guys there who called me out and talked about how we can never underestimate the prayers that we send up and how God is waiting for us to utilize the power we have and a lot of times it does truly start with prayer. Sometimes, because we don't see the direct results of our prayers, we forget this. God could instantly fix everything, but instead, he has decided to wait on us to act and move. (Thank goodness He's a God of grace or He would be regretting this decision forever)
I was reminded of James 1:6-7.
Such a good word, yet a part of me goes "ouch" because I know that sometimes...I ask in a double-minded doubtful way...which makes me tossed by the wind, flighty, etc. I ask and pray for something, yet at the same time my mind has a plan B of how I can accomplish this thing if God chooses not to help out. That's absurd and ridiculous. We have to go into prayer with no plan B. God's our plan A and he's it. If in his plan he stirs our heart to take certain actions, AMAZING (that's usually how he works). But, when we go into His presence already with a plan B...that's so incredibly dishonoring to him, and we should plan on receiving nothing.
God is so good, so just. We can't blame Him for the way things are. We have to get on our knees and stand our ground.
So, without further ado, if we're going to be double-minded, lets save ourselves some time and stop praying to convince ourselves it's otherwise.
I found myself once again feeling like it was such a little thing. Man, God is really trying to teach me what a lie that is!!! I was really appreciative of one of the guys there who called me out and talked about how we can never underestimate the prayers that we send up and how God is waiting for us to utilize the power we have and a lot of times it does truly start with prayer. Sometimes, because we don't see the direct results of our prayers, we forget this. God could instantly fix everything, but instead, he has decided to wait on us to act and move. (Thank goodness He's a God of grace or He would be regretting this decision forever)
I was reminded of James 1:6-7.
"If anyone of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does."
Such a good word, yet a part of me goes "ouch" because I know that sometimes...I ask in a double-minded doubtful way...which makes me tossed by the wind, flighty, etc. I ask and pray for something, yet at the same time my mind has a plan B of how I can accomplish this thing if God chooses not to help out. That's absurd and ridiculous. We have to go into prayer with no plan B. God's our plan A and he's it. If in his plan he stirs our heart to take certain actions, AMAZING (that's usually how he works). But, when we go into His presence already with a plan B...that's so incredibly dishonoring to him, and we should plan on receiving nothing.
God is so good, so just. We can't blame Him for the way things are. We have to get on our knees and stand our ground.
So, without further ado, if we're going to be double-minded, lets save ourselves some time and stop praying to convince ourselves it's otherwise.
Good reminder.
ReplyDeleteyep...for me as well.
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