Do you believe what you believe Part Two

"Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them and you will have them."    Mark 11:24.  NKJV

Yesterday, we ended our study with, 'Here am I, send me' Isaiah 6:8. Let's carry this a little further.

We need to be careful of making this declaration if we're unsure of what it will cost us in our lives. What I mean is, if you're not fully committed to making such a statement, then don't make it, at least not until you're really sure. It's no use to God if we agree to go and then when we get there, do nothing but moan and groan about it. 

One lady told me that she had done just that. Both her and her husband and children, had moved home to where they believed God wanted them and for the first five years or so, she hated every minute of it. She even blamed God for putting them into the situation.
You see, if we're going to act this way, it is far better to say no. God wants people with a vision, not whingers.

Let's take a look at what Jesus said about this:

'61 Lord, I will follow You, but let me first go and bid them farewell who are at my house. 62 But Jesus said to him, 'No one having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.'   (Luke 9:61-62)

These two verses should not be mis-understood. Jesus is focusing on the fact that serving Him demands a person's undivided attention. Half-heartedness eliminates us from God's maximum use. Jesus is after people who are willing to stand up and take the flak, to bite the bullet and get on with His work. He wants those who are willing to spearhead forward and further His kingdom. If you feel you can't do this, then don't say you will.

It really is time to get serious with God. We're not playing a game here. We're in a battle - a battle between life and death and Heaven and hell. Time is limited. One day Jesus is going to return for Christians everywhere. Notice that I said Christians. There will be those who get left behind. Some maybe from our own family, or perhaps friends. If we don't tell them, it may be too late, and they will get left behind. 

We have a job to do. There's a world of people out there. God's looking for workers who have the backbone to get on with the job.

Is that you?

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