The Christian faith can only be effective when practised as a lifestyle and not as a tool to receive things when you are in need. It is not a life of chasing after the power of God to solve your problems. Make your heart the habitation place for God by the practise of daily worship.
Someone asked, “in making God my source can I ask people for help if I “need” to?” Answer: Yes you can but your expectations must not be forced on them I.e they are at liberty to say no and you move on without throwing tantrums or feeling disappointed. God still remains your source.
Mercy is different from grace. Grace is the might of God at work in us to produce that which is humanly impossible. So a person actually living the “grace life” cannot fall short of the standard of scripture. Paul said, “when they saw the grace given to me…” He spoke of grace as the effectual working of the might of…
Once you return to God and make him your only source, releasing your expectations on others, seeing that God by his river of life flowing out of the throne of grace will bring great blessings into your life, the next thing is, God will show you is the tool you have in your hands he will work with to produce…
Throughout scripture in God’s dealing with man, if there is anything that offends God and removes his visible presence from one’s life it is to turn away from him as your source. You have only one source and he is God. It is man’s business to dwell in his courts and worship him.
Any attempt to secularize the Christian faith to broaden its appeal may be a marketing technique but it will end up being counterproductive to any minister who embraces it. People are in deep search for the truth. There is a real thirst and spiritual hunger in the land. Undermining your faith to appear “woke” will cost you your credibility and…