There are times when we refuse
to love one another, and the Holy Spirit is grieved. This severs our fellowship
with our Father (Luke 6:37). At other times, we love one another too much and end up
getting out of God's will. We enable each other, and spend all of our time
loving people until we forget to give God any of our attention.
We are so busy serving others
that we spend no time in the spiritual disciplines of bible study, prayer and
worship of our God and King. God calls us to wholly concecrate our self to Him
and His Kingdom. As we obey, our heart fills with the joy of the Lord, which
becomes our strength (Psalm 28:7). We enter His Rest for eternity (Hebrews 4:10).
In return, Christ becomes to us
more than we could ever imagine. He fills us through all of our being with all
of His fullness (Ephesians 1:19). As we enter His rest, we relinquish our need to rely on
our self to provide our own way in this world. We walk according to the Spirit
and are blessed of God on a daily basis (Galatians
5:16-25).
Sometimes, we doubt that God hears our prayers. Many times
it is because we are telling Him what to do and expecting Him to do it. God
does not take orders from us. He is not our Aladdin's Lamp to grant our wishes.
We tell him our problems and leave them in His capable hands, because He
promises to eventually work them out for our good in His own way and timing (Romans
8:28).
All that we deserve is hell. Every sin we commit helped to
crucify our Beloved Savior. Even our best efforts are just filthy rags (Isaiah
64:6). We do not deserve His love and guidance, but He freely
gives it to those who believe on Him (Romans 5:6-7). That is
the beauty of God. He loves us regardless of our performance and yearns for our
time and energy for Himself (Romans 5:8).
Prayer:
Father God, Your Spirit helps
us in every issue we face in life. We usually have no idea how we should pray,
but Your Spirit prays through us in deep expressions without words (Romans 8:26). Thank You
for working Christ's divine character and nature in us through Your
promises (2 Peter 1:4). Thank you also for loving us
when we were the least lovable, and for caring for our every need, sometimes
before we even mention it (Isaiah 65:24).
Thought for the Day:
The Kingdom of God is within us
and gives us righteousness, peace and joy through God's Holy Spirit. - Luke
17:21
