Here recently I received a request to address, "How to become hungry for God when there is no hunger for Him?" Going to church and trying to do the right thing, but still not having a passion to learn and spend more time with God. Many readers of this blog can identify with this feeling at some point in life. If you will not admit it, then I will. I remember a season in my life when I was a born again believer, but I did not have an interest in KNOWING Jesus Christ (been saved for over 20 years). I wanted Jesus to be my Personal Savior but did not have a desire to have a Personal Relationship with Him. Even though I knew the price Jesus Christ paid for me on the cross I still was not compelled to read my Bible. Even though I witnessed firsthand God's protection from the enemy I still did not feel a need to have a prayer life. Even though God favored me with financial rewards I still was not overly excited about giving over and above my tithe (offering). If you haven't learned by now I have been called to "Keep It Real" so others can see that "Jesus Christ is the Real Deal." It is time out for believers to keep walking around acting like every single day of their lives they have been on their faces before God. Jesus Christ came and paid the price for everyone to be in Right Relationship with God. Being in Right Relationship with God does not mean being in a state of constant Perfection (we are not flawless but we should strive to be more like Jesus Christ). If perfection was the key to having a relationship with God, then none of us would have a relationship with God (Jesus is Perfection: without Sin spotless). Life Application Study Bible Matthew 5:48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. Again, this is referring to Christ like Character and how we should strive to be the Perfection of Christ in all that we say and do. Yes, we should give it our all to live a life without sin and depend on Jesus to give us strength. It probably will not happen over night so do not give up. If you are a new Christian you will continue to Mature and Grow in Christ just like as a child grows, but do not let anyone make you feel like you are NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BE SAVED.
Let's examine how our human nature to hide from God all started in the book of Genesis. Life Application Study Bible Genesis 3: 8-10 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?" So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself." This story in the Bible is one that we are very familiar with. Adam and Eve sinned by eating of the forbidden fruit and they were ashamed so they hid from God. God told Adam and Eve which trees they could eat from, but the serpent (Satan) tempted Eve and she fell for it. Not only did she fall for it, but she convinced Adam to fall into the trap of Satan. God is ALL Knowing and even though he was fully aware of the sin of Adam and Eve he still wanted to Talk With and Have a Relationship with them. Compare it to the love we have for our children. As a parent our children are going to do some things we do not approve of. We might get upset, frustrated, or even angry with our children for not doing the right thing. However, that does not mean we do not want to Talk With and Have a Relationship with them. We realize that even though our children might not live up to our standards they are still our responsibility and God gave us the ability to physically give life to them. For this reason, Love cancels out any and all emotions that try to keep us from having a Relationship with our children. So the point is Stop Hiding from God because no matter what you did in your past or what you will do in the future God will ALWAYS want to have a Relationship with his Sons and Daughters. The enemy will make you think that if you do not have any money there is no need to attend church, because you do not have anything to offer. Satan will make you think that because you sinned on Saturday God does not want to be with you on Sunday. Satan will make you think you are too dirty to be around God when the truth is the Blood of Jesus is an Everlasting Bar of Soap capable of Cleaning you for a Lifetime! The enemy wants you to get sleepy when it is time to study your Bible and become wide alert when your favorite television show comes on. Do not hide from God because this is the plot of the enemy trying to keep you from your Super Natural Breakthrough.
The Great News is JESUS CHRIST has POWER over satan (small compared to the Master)! Life Application Study Bible Mark 1:23-25 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are -Holy One of God!" But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" You see the point is Jesus Christ WINS EVERY TIME OVER SATAN. For this reason, Press into the Word of God like your life depends on it, because IT DOES! When you are not hungry for a Relationship with God do it anyway because this is how you Fight the demons that are trying to tempt you to sin and take you Off the path to your Destiny! Demons are real and ready to keep you in a place of unhappiness, loneliness, defeat, fear, self pity, hatred, ignorance, sickness, wickedness, unforgiveness, bondage and the list keeps going. As the Apostle Paul instructed the Corinthians we have to fight for our mind to stay aligned with Jesus Christ (Spiritual Warfare). Life Application Study Bible 2 Corinthians 10:5 Casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. My prayer for each and every reader is that you will Fight those demons that plot everyday to take your mind off the importance of having a Relationship with God. I am a living testimony that when you Pray and ask God for help to get to know Him, he will answer your prayer. God already knows our thoughts, he just wants us to be completely honest with him and STOP HIDING! Just like any great relationship once you start spending time with someone you care for, you want to be around him/her all of the time. By that same token when you do not spend time with someone it becomes easier to go without them. We cannot afford to go on without a relationship with Jesus Christ! Every time I spend time with Jesus Christ I grow to love him more. When I read a scripture that fills a void in my heart I fall in love with Jesus all over again. There are plenty of people who have left this world who would give anything to be in your position right now. They didn't have a second chance to have an Intimate Relationship with Jesus Christ, but you do. So if there is anything or anyone keeping you from a relationship with Jesus Christ it is time to take action. Life Application Study Bible Matthew 18:9 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire. The bottom line is to remove any roadblock that is hindering your relationship with Christ. Anything that tempts you to sin is blocking the road to your DESTINY in JESUS CHRIST. Don't forget God loves you and wants you in his Life.
Call to Action: Stop Trying to Hide from GOD he already Knows your Location.
I pray this message has blessed you. Please pass it on and bless someone else. In the next blog I will continue with this topic and address some of the obstacles that stand in the way of a closer relationship with God.
Love You and Gods Loves you MORE,
Determined Events Sent To Ignite a New You!
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