Arrangement or Relationship
As I was waking up
this morning and began praying to dispel a spirit of foreboding
hanging around inside of me, I began asking God some questions. I
have learned that choosing to focus on the goodness of God, the
trustworthiness of God, the faithfulness of God providing for our
needs is one of the most effective methods to dispel fear and
darkness inside. But I sometimes wonder how many of my prayers are
still motivated by a commercial spirit. Am I really moving deeper
into a genuine trust in God as my loving, caring Father or am I still
seeking to manipulate Him to some degree for my selfish purposes, to
get what I want from Him because I feel pressure from other
directions – like no money, bills piling up or being part of a
shrinking church?
As I pondered this I was reminded of the words of Jesus about wanting us to be His friends instead of just servants (John 15:15). I know the reason He gave then was that He want us to relate to Him as people who were more aware of the reasons He …
As I pondered this I was reminded of the words of Jesus about wanting us to be His friends instead of just servants (John 15:15). I know the reason He gave then was that He want us to relate to Him as people who were more aware of the reasons He …