God Does Not Want You Passive
Rest is God’s presence. This is the secret of not getting ahead of God. When His presence moves, we move. We must keep a watchful eye on His presence.
Rest is God’s presence. This is the secret of not getting ahead of God. When His presence moves, we move. We must keep a watchful eye on His presence.
God is not pushing people away because of their sin. He wants to wrap them in His arms and wipe away every tear. Stop giving power to sin and let love win.
We serve a God who tells us that His ways are not like our ways. Therefore our lifestyle cannot always make sense to natural thinking. Here is my story.
Focusing on the sin also hinders you from celebrating the successes you do have. Thankfulness cannot happen if you are too focused on what you don’t have.
People often feel God picks on them the same way. How come some people have blatant sin and God still continues to bless them, while you say a word at the wrong time and you feel God’s conviction? Why does God have some on a shorter leash than others?
Our spirit is strengthened in the presence of God, and we want our spirit strong because it is the part of us that is always desiring agreement with God.
Jesus at Gethsemane needed something before going through the suffering that He could only get from prayer. He reoriented rulership of His spirit over body.
So much of my Christian life has been taught that God is sovereign, and our goal is to figure out whatever His plans are and join Him. Jesus did nothing except what He saw the Father doing, therefore I should just sit hear until I see what the Father is doing. I am not going to dream about what my life could be, because God may have something completely different for me. I want whatever God wants, so I am just going to wait for His direction.
Sometimes what seems to be the right thing to do is not what God thinks is best for you. Allow God room to speak to you. He wants to lead you.
Why are promises to God common among Christians? Because we are afraid of sin, so we create rules to prove to ourselves that we are worthy of His sacrifice.
Promises to ourselves are designed to distance us from our pain, but what they really accomplish is to distance us from God and the life He has for us.
Oswald Chambers is the author of the popular devotional My Utmost for His Highness. Here are 30 inspirational prayer quotes; also request over 100 more.