I'm thinking of how easy it is to pray diligently for others. To believe with my whole heart when someone gives me something to pray about for them. How hard it is to pray for ourselves. Why is that? Why can you passionately believe for someone else - but have doubts when it comes to yourself?
I've been saved for 23 years - and I know that God is no respector of persons. I think that our prayers for ourselves sometimes waiver because we doubt God loves us as much as our brothers and sisters in Christ. Or perhaps we don't love ourselves enough to believe. As I thought about this this morning - I thought about the scripture that talks about "having faith the size of a mustard seed." Have you ever seen how small a mustard seed is? It's tiny. The whole scripture says (and yes - even though its early morning, and I'm "coffeeless" I'm actually going to look up this scripture this morning for you - grinning. Because its THAT important! ;P )
"If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20)
Jesus said that. I think I have faith " for myself the size of a mustard seed. Do you?? The more I think about things - the more I think about how sometimes God wants us to believe as strongly for ourselves as we do for other people. He's saying - "TRUST ME. BELIEVE IN ME. I LOVE YOU - I HAVE CALLED YOU BY NAME. CHILD YOU ARE MINE." You are HIS. I am HIS. Once we give our lives over to Him. We belong to Him. And YESSSS - I have to bold this part EVEN IF YOU ARE A PRODIGAL. Its so easy when you've lost your way - to think that God has given up on you. That is a lie of the devil. God hasn't given up on you. Just like the prodigal's father - He's standing there. Looking down the road. Waiting - hoping that you'll realize that everything you need comes from HIM. HIM HIM HIM HIM HIM. I'm going to make this personal - and say it to myself - EVERYTHING I NEED COMES FROM HIM. How easy it is to forget that He is YOUR Father. The Bible tells us that there is nothing that can separate you from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. NOTHING. So when the devil tells you - "you're alone, you're forsaken, you're forgotten. Your prayers don't mean anything." Don't BELIEVE HIM. Remember he always says the opposite of what your Father is saying. Peter tells us (1Peter 5:8) "Be self-controlled and alert. The devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him standing firm in faith because you know that your brothers throughout the world are going through the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered for a little while will HIMSELF RESTORE YOU and make you strong, firm and steadfast." In otherwords - DON'T GIVE UP. Hold on - if you have to put that little mustard seed of faith in the palm of your hand and hold it tightly - DO IT. Don't give up. KEEP PRAYING. KEEP BELIEVING. KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE LORD. He's faithful. Remember that - He didn't say it would be easy - but He did say - HE WOULD Be there. Through it all. Remember the poem about "Footprints?" I don't know about you - but through this new experience I'm having with breast cancer - my Father has to carry me through it. Through the injections, through the MRI Scans, through the blood work, through the waiting. Through the unknown... I can't do this by myself. He's carrying me. He's carrying YOU through whatever trial or circumstances you are finding yourself in. Don't take back your prayers. Once you give it to Him - LET GO. No "Takesy backsies." And when you find yourself doing that - release it again to Him. He's able. Watch and see what your Father does. He tells us He will never ever give us more than we can bare. Who knows that better than our Creator? Sometimes I think we have to go through the "fire" to come out stronger, and better for His use. What is the fire you are going through right now? Remember its cleaning off all impurities but its NOT destroying YOU. He's making you into something beautiful because YOU are beautiful. He's called you for a higher purpose. Let Him do a good work in you. And trust that our Father knows what He's doing... Even when He doesn't tell us what it is.
I don't know about you - but I think my mustard seed has started to sprout - maybe just a little... ;)
1 comment:
Love it! best one yet! BC it is soooo true! :)xoxoxox
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