Many a times, we've met believers, still in bondage over an area in their lives say this - "You don't understand. I've tried to pray, I've tried to worship, I've even tried to read the word, but nothing helped!" or, some would say - "You know, I've prayed and asked God for this, but He didn't do it!"
Salvation belongs to God. And we'll always rejoice in Faith when one person gives his/her life to Jesus through the sinners prayer. But very often, when a severe disappointment or seemingly unanswered prayer occurs, they become offended with God, and want to have little to do with Him.
Notice what the Lord Jesus says in Mark 4:16- 17
"Who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; and have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution arise for the word's sake, immediately they are offended"
Believers, who chose to interpret that God did not come through for them, hold certain beliefs:
- "What's important to me is that I get what I want (healing, set free, success etc.) God must give me what I want."
- "God doesn't seem to care about my feelings through this, He must don't love me."
Why do people chose to be so quickly offended with God? Because as said in Mark 4, they were not rooted. Rooted in what you will ask? Ephesians 3:16-18 - To be rooted and grounded in the Love of God.
Love of God, is a knowledge that comes from knowing and seeking His character, His nature. We need to study and know that God is love; there is no selfishness or evil in Him. His nature is to give, not to take. His nature is to forgive, not to punish. His nature is to discipline so as to become like Him, not to hurt us because He doesn't care about us.
Are you rooted in God's love? Ask God for a fresh revelation of His love everyday of your life. You'll be amazed. Instead of just asking for the healing, the success, the setting free. Ask God to show you His love. Receive it with Faith.
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