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What would you have?
16:24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be made full.
Now let me preface this blog with the following statements:
I believe prosperity preaching is gross misinterpretation of GOD's word and those who practice it will have to answer to him directly.
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This is in no way encouraging anyone to treat GOD like a genie in a lamp. We are in relationship with our Lord and it requires constant pruning to get us to grow in righteous understanding of his nature.
Now, all that being said, let's get back to the original question. GOD tells us to knock and the door shall be opened. Ask and we shall receive. And yet, I still often have a hard time believing that He will grant the desires of my heart. No matter how many times he does it (on demand, I might add). Now for the Christian headshrinkers in the group, I understand that this is a lack of self forgiveness of my own sin which makes it hard to believe that He should grant me anything. And when he does, the only way I can deal with the guilt is to explain it away as luck or proclaim a lack of any explanation deeper than "GOD is good." But today I am not here to deconstruct myself or any other christian with similar feelings.
I felt moved today to remind us all of the goodness of GOD and the depth of his promises. Jesus spent so much time describing the nature of GOD to us that when we truly get how awesome he is, it is easy to forget that this is a two way relationship and much is to be learned by understanding both of the roles. Most of us can understand GOD best by seeing him as a parent. I will always love my daughters, so I get that He always loves me. But if I take the time to see myself as his child, I would get that in my spiritual youth, I ask him for everything. As an immature young adult, I try to do as much as I can independently of him. And as a mature adult child, I realize my Father is much more than I gave him credit for and I spend more time praising him and trying to please him than asking for stuff. It is a beautiful cycle supported by love, truth and in the end, forward movement of a generation. We are trained to emulate our Father and be a blessing to those in our charge. They are worthy for no other reason than we made them and they belong to us.
Now that I get that, I can take my requests to the alter with confidence. If my daughters are behaving as their mother and I have taught them, and they are genuine in their relationship with us, there is nothing in the world they can't ask me for. And delivering it to them has top priority because I promised them, that if they follow me (who follows GOD) that all of their needs would be met and there would be no reason to turn to the world for satisfaction. We often try to bless them for no reason at all. Just because we love them and want them to be blessed. When they are misbehaving (and I am in my right mind that day) we shower them with love and understanding and it melts their hearts and accomplishes more than just bringing down the wrath (not that that don't happen once in a while LOL).
My lack of faith has often kept me off my knees and my requests out of my mouth. But in the name of JESUS....not today. I will be in prayer about an opportunity, that has been put in front of me, all day today. Brothers and Sisters, please pray with and for me. Help me seek his wisdom, provision and discipline. If it is his will, I know that he would not withhold this from me. I just need to get myself out of the way so He can do His thing.
I try to speak in first person so as not to offend anyone or sound too preachy, but I really hope this blesses someone the way getting it out has blessed me.
Peace,
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Brother man you better go on and preach anyhow! Excellent word.... now all you have to do is just taste this meal that you cooked this morning.... umm, ummm good. Seasoned just right!
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I want to thank God that I was led to your site. Your messages have truly blessed me. I too speak more often then not in first person for the reasons you stated. I stand in agreement with your blog. Our Father can do anything and when we are in the close relationship with Him we will take our eyes off ourselves and look to Him. Then the blessings from Heaven will flow. I have discovered with my walk that as I grow what I seek from our Heavenly Father changes. God Bless you keep on writing. You are touching others.
My prayers are with you as you seek God's face on the opportunity. God Bless. Your sister in Christ. |
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| Brother, you gotta be a man of the cloth! Good preaching! Spoke to me today! |
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February 20, 2008 at 1:03pm |
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Thank you all for the encouraging words. You have no idea how much they mean.
Pastor Aminata - I sent you a message this morning. You have lifted me today!
Cheryl - I am putting out far less than I have gotten from you and others here.
Rich - You have trulty been a brother to me here. I owe meeting half of my online friends to introductions from you. I love ya man. I am no more or less than your brother going through in front of everybody.
Peace,
Bhek |
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| I have no children, so my perspective of Gods goodness and relationship with us is limited to my experiences. However, I do enjoy reading the comparison that you have made. Thank you for sharing..my friend. Chris |
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Being prosperous doesn't only mean what you have materially, but spiritually as well. Some of the greatest gifts God has given me have nothing to do with money or material goods. For me inner peace is PRICELESS and my Father have given that to me in areas of my life I never thought possible......Praise the Lord!!!
I could relate to a lot of what you wrote. I think its important to not only show our appreciation through worship, but also through or actions. If we are truly thankful for the prosperity the Lord has given us than our action should reflect that. Even though we continue to be blessed when we aren't living according to His words, this shouldn't stop us from wanting to make changes that will please our Father, and if anything, it should make us more mindful of what we need to do in order to get right with Him because I don't want Him to see me as an ungrateful child who is always asking and taking, but rarely giving anything in return. I loved the Parent/Child comparison you made.
If I could ask for anything, I would ask for unwavering faith because when my faith is strong and steady, I know I can do ALL things through Christ. If God would bless me with that I KNOW I would be richer than any trillionaire.
Be blessed. Kiva |
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