"Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Mark 11:24
In great need of something? Jesus said in John 14:14, "You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." But sometimes, we come to feel that our prayers are powerless and are not answered. Why do these things happen?
I believe the secret is wholehearted faith. There is no such thing as half-hearted or partial faith. I may describe this in a situation wherein we come to plead to God, but still impulsively manages everything on our own way that we would be able to find the solution to our problems by our ownselves.
To have a whole-hearted faith is to fully depend on the ways of the Lord. We just have to be sensitive to hear from Him. To be sensitive enough to hear what He is telling us to do, not that we will say a prayer and then immediately act on our own way.
We may ask a prayer that delays so much. But God is a God of perfect timing. I remember the situation in our church that there were 2 air-condtioners installed but it can't run because it needs a 3-phase transformer which costs a huge amount of money. We've been praying for it for almost a year, but still it seems that our prayers are not heard. But we never stop on believing. Then, here comes the electric company, telling us that they would install the transformers without pay. Wow, a great blessing from the Lord. During the waiting time, our church administrators have nearly acted to loan for money, believing that God would supply the payments for it. If they've decided to loan for it, we wouldn't receive such blessing in our church.
That's the power of whole-hearted faith, that God will supply everything, in His ways, not on our ways. We just have to sensitive enough to hear from Him, have a wholehearted faith to believe, and have total dependency on His revelation..
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It’s all about GOD! Finishing well is to encounter the journey of knowing and experiencing GOD deeper. As we internalize the magnitude of HIS indescribable character and experience the depths of HIS immeasurable love, we see ourselves spontaneously moving to the rhythm of HIS grace. The beauty of HIS overwhelming nature that blends with the tenderness of HIS never-ending mercy pushes our lives to press on to fulfil the plans that GOD predestined us to do.
I, who was once a key leader in our church, carried out so much disgrace in GOD’s ministry when I allowed myself to give in to the pleasures of pornography and fornication. This blatant defiance against the will of CHRIST allowed me to suffer its consequences. It battered my emotions and sucked up all of my strength from within. Having this condition, I reckoned for myself that I am no longer worthy to approach GOD’s throne.
Yet, GOD provided a way for me to crawl up from these pitfalls of the enemy, and caused me to draw closer at the foot of HIS cross. Though HE allowed me to experience the gravity of the consequences of my sins, still HE was able to sustain my heart when HE expressed the tenderness of HIS extravagant love.
Experiencing the immensity of HIS immeasurable grace, I fell down to my knees and marvelled at the impossibility of the LORD’s expression in my life. HE brought me to realize that this is who HE really is. The vastness of HIS compassion is more than enough to encompass every weakness we have in our lives. As we come to HIM in full sincerity, HE’s there eagerly waiting to extend HIS hands to reach deep within our weary hearts.
As I began to understand the indefinite scope of HIS kindness, the condemnation that the enemy enticed in my heart loses its grasp. Even if the depths of my iniquities be totally exposed, it won’t matter to me now. For in spite of these imperfections that I made, JESUS enthusiastically embraced me back in HIS loving arms, claiming me as HIS very own. I was reminded that once and for all, this debt of great sin that I once bore has been fully paid by CHRIST when HE hung HIMSELF on the cross.
Imagine this GOD that we have! Out of His greatness and sovereignty, HE perseveres to take care of our lowly hearts. This GOD who is worthy of everything do things that are unusual for HIM: consistently reaching out lives that don’t deserve HIM. For our salvation is His delight. Proven in HIS Word, it was written, “The LORD our GOD is with you, HE is mighty to save. HE will take great delight in you, HE will quiet you with HIS love, HE will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17)
This amazing grace of JESUS establishes our hearts to completely abandon our own desires and to choose GOD alone! With this, we are being impelled to finish the race not because of our own choice, but because of a natural response to the tenderness of HIS mercy. HIS astonishing love is the air that pushes us to fulfil our purpose and embraces us back to the center of HIS ways.
These expressions of great love and unshakable expectation by JESUS in our lives emphasize the authenticity of HIS promise. As what Apostle Paul said in his letter to the Philippians, “HE who began a good work in us will carry it unto completion until the day of our LORD JESUS CHRST (Philippians 1:6).”
No matter how undeserving we see ourselves, the LORD will relentlessly bring us out to the fullest of our potentials. Even if we come to think of the worst things we have done, still, HIS grace will always abound deeply within our lives. Every time I contemplate the moment when the LORD raised me and saved me from the lowest point of my life, I always find myself amazed of how the LORD blended the firmness of HIS justice to the sweetness of HIS loving mercy.
Take heart for the enemy is really serious to tear us down. He uses his force to win the tug of war against the will of CHRIST. But I strongly believe that our GOD is greater and much stronger than any principality that is lingering in this world! It is really amazing to comprehend that the strength that CHRIST used to win my life is unlike that of the devil. HE did it not by coercive nature but by the sweetness of HIS tender-loving grace.
Let us therefore rise up and glaze through the gentleness of His amazing grace. Rest assured that He will push us throughout every situation. He will provide enough strength for us to attain the best plans that were designed for our lives. By the compelling power of His unfailing love, we shall be driven to accomplish the great destiny that God has intended for us to do.
THE AMAZING LOVE OF JESUS IS THE DRIVING FORCE THAT WILL SURELY CARRY US THROUGH!
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His ways are higher than ours! Good post!
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