PRAYING PAST OUR ATTITUDE - WHEN IT COMES TO OUR ABILITY TO HEAR GODS VOICE, FEW THINGS HAVE MORE IMPACT THAN OUR ATTITUDE. IF WE COME TO HIM IN REBELLION, SELF- SUFFICIENCY, OR PRIDE, WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE? THE TRUTH IS, WERE NOT GOING TO HEAR MUCH OF ANYTHING BECAUSE OUR MINDSET IS COMPLETELY SLANTED AWAY FROM THE LORD. WE CANT EXPECT TO SEE HIM IF WERE LOOKING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SO WE NEED TO REEXAMINE THE WAY THAT WE APPROACH GOD. SPECIFICALLY, WE SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF THREE CRUCIAL AREAS. FIRST- WE MUST COME TO OUR FATHER SUBMISSIVELY- BOWING BEFORE HIM IN HUMILITY AND THANKING HIM FOR HIS ACCESSIBILITY. AS TODAYS VERSE INDICATES PRIDE IS SOMETHING THAT GOD ABSOLUTELY HATES. HE WILL NOT ALLOW US TO ENTER HIS PRESENCE WITH ARROGANCE IN OUR HEARTS. SECOND- WE MUST TRUST GOD- KNOWING THAT HIS WILL GUIDER US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND NEVER STEER US DOWN A WRONG PATH. REMEMBER HIS PAST FAITHFULNESS CAN GROW OUR TRUST. THIRD- WE MUST BE THANKFUL IN OUR SPEECH AND MINDSET- SHOWING HIM WE RECOGNIZE AND APPRECIATE THE COUNTLESS BLESSINGS HE HAS BESTOWED UPON US. WE SHOULD DEMONSTRATE, AS THE SAYING GOES, AND ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE. WHEN WE COME TO THE THRONE OF GOD IN SUBMISSION, TRUST, AND GRATITUDE, WE ARE GOING TO HEAR THE TRUTH FROM OUR CARING FATHER. BUT IF THESE CHARACTERISTICS ARE NOT PRESENT IN OUR LIFE, WE MAY MISS HIS MESSAGE. PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER YOUR ATTITUDE WITH REGARD TO THESE AREAS, ASKING THE LORD TO REALIGN YOUR HEART AND MIND WITH HIS PERFECT WILL. - (SCRIPTURE READING- PROVERBS 16:5).
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 23:50:37 +0000