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I Need You!
by Steve Countryman I find myself telling God this almost daily. It is a reality of where I am in my relationship with my heavenly Father. It is also sad that it took me so long to come to this realization. How often have I waited until I had exhausted all of my options before considering bring my problems to my God in prayer. Taking it to God should ALWAYS be your first option not your last. I find it strange that I have spent most of my Christian walk wanting to be a better Christian, a better Christian friend, a better Christian husband and a better Christian business owner; but doing it on my own terms. Thinking that I knew what to do and how to do it as well as the next Christian. All of which was based on my own perception and feelings. Making all my decisions by leaning on my own understanding. HOW FOOLISH! God has gone to great lengths to provide us, His children, ALL we will ever need. His Son Jesus who died upon a cross for the sins of the world and was raised again. His Word with every answer to every possible problem. His awesome Holy Spirit to guide our steps and direct our paths changing us from glory to glory. His angels to help and to protect. Every possible spiritual tool that we could ever need is provided. All wrapped in His wonderful blessings of divine health and prosperity. 3 John 2Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. I know how frustrated I can get when I'm trying to help someone who won't accept my help. You know the person who every time you see them always tells you their stories of woe but refuses to accept any advice or help from you. It's like you're being invited to a "pity party" but not allowed to attend unless you're willing to only give comfort and sympathy. I marvel at God's patience and mercy for we Christians treat God the same way. We cry out for God to help us and beg Him to answer our prayers but when He answers them and sends the help we ignore Him. Choosing to lean on our own understanding instead of leaning on the One who can deliver us from ALL of our problems! I have learned the hard way that it's a good thing to need God's help in ALL things, at ALL times and in ALL ways! Leaning on God and His Word is the only way to live. Why try to just survive each day when you can have the victory in all things and live an exciting life? Try living for God instead of living for yourself. I've been there and still struggle with it. You spend most of your time staring at your "tray of trash", all of your problems. You waste your time and energy worrying about your tray of trash while becoming a stale worthless Christian in the meantime. Anyone who has had addictions or serious problems and was sincere about getting help first had to admit that they needed help. That they couldn't fix it on their own. They had to be willing to receive the necessary help to get through their issues. If not then the help wouldn't help! Admitting that you need God isn't a sign of weakness but of victory! Because when you're in over your head there is only One who can rescue you and His name is Jesus! For those who think that they don't need God are the "TRUE" examples of fools. There are those who are ignorant of the TRUTH and don't know better. There are those who are stupid because they know better but choose to ignore the "TRUTH". Then there are those who are boastful fools because they know better but are proud of their stupidity for ignoring the "TRUTH". They go around shouting about their stupidity for they are FOOLS! Sad that some call themselves Christian. It is a matter of TRUST and I choose to trust in Jesus. Lord, I need you! Article Source: http://www.faithwriters.com |