Sometimes I think we as Christians forget the importance of our attitudes and even asking the right questions when we're praying. I think it's so easy to forget that we need to ask with a pure heart and look deep into our own heart, searching our motives. Lately this is something that's been coming into my life more and more which God continues to use to teach me. Growing like this is not always fun, at times it can be a very painful experience.
Attitude is something that we all struggle with and I know that I do as I continue to type the noun "I" meaning me. That is another way that our attitude gets in the way, because we talk about "I want this" or "I would like to do this." So often the thought comes to me after the fact, "Did I think about what God would have to say this?" or "I wonder what God would have me do?" Truth is not as much as I should and there's that infamous noun again. I.
Looking into our hearts can be a very painful and dark moment because then we really see what's inside of our hearts. Realizing how much that needs to changed and we need to be filled with what God wants to fill us with. If we take an honest look in our hearts and ask God to reveal to us what He wants to remove then we are doing the right thing, but if we do not then we are wasting our time on this earth. Our time here is short when you truly begin to think about. Yes, I know that people have lived to be a hundred years old or more, but the reality our lives are but chaff blown away in the wind. At any moment our lives on this earth can end.
So when you begin to ask God for things or about certain things that you would like to see happen look at your attitude in your heart first. Trust that God knows what's best for He is our Father, the one who created us!
Questions are great and they help us discover more about God's nature, finding out what He wants for us, and His plan for us. Though He may only reveal bits and pieces here and there, it's critical! There are times when we ask question after question with God sitting in heaven just waiting for us to ask the right question. Please don't get the idea that God is some magical genie in a bottle that you can rub and have all your wishes come true. I think this comes with spiritual maturity along with knowing the word as well. For me as I continue to grow, seeking God in all aspects of my life questions have become key. It's really interesting watching God teach us through sometimes the smallest thing or it can be through the big things as well.
It can be very frustrating at times when all you get is silence.... then it's the awkward moment when you feel like you're talking to yourself lol! I know I've been there lol! Got the patch.... no not really, but it sounded good!
Don't be afraid to ask God questions about anything because I think you might surprise yourself when God starts answering your questions or in my case I get the picture of God sitting silently waiting for me to ask the right question with this big grin on his face waiting. So get out of your comfort zone and start asking God questions. You might be surprised I think lol!
© Nathan Fahlin
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