This is another big key to positioning ourselves to trust God with the
issues of our life. It is very important to know how God sees us, what
He thinks about us, and what His desires for us are. How can you trust
somebody who you aren't really sure is looking out for your best
interest? How can you freely put your life in the hands of somebody who
you perceive may use you and not be trustworthy? That is one of the
fundamental reasons why Christians today have a hard time trusting God.
They know little about Him and how He sees and has good things in mind
for them! Therefore, studying up how God sees us, and getting it down
into our spirits that He really does love us, desires good things
for
us, and cares for us, is vital to our ability to trust Him.
The fact is
that until you know in your heart that God really does love and care for
you, it's going to be difficult to believe His promises for you... they
just won't make much sense! I like how Benny Hinn once said that when
you believe in God's power, "God can"... but when you believe in His
love, "God will." I felt the Holy Spirit saying to me,
"Believe in me, believe in my love for you." Then a verse came to me, saying, "The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love." (Psalms 147:11 NIV)
Far too many times, sincere followers of Christ are seeing their heavenly Father in a terrible and twisted way. Satan has many believing that their cancer is something that God's given them so that they can become a better person. Yet when you look at the fruit of cancer, the fruit is hospital bills, dangerous treatment, and ultimately the grave! Besides, cancer is known to be a spiritually rooted disease, and involves infirmity spirits (demons). Why on earth would a loving and caring Father, give His child an evil spirit to make them a better person? Do you see the terrible picture that is painted of God when we think this way... all due to lack of knowledge on our behalf? Just because your prayer for healing doesn't work, does not mean that it's God's will... there are a lot of factors that can be involved in the healing process.
"Believe in me, believe in my love for you." Then a verse came to me, saying, "The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love." (Psalms 147:11 NIV)
Far too many times, sincere followers of Christ are seeing their heavenly Father in a terrible and twisted way. Satan has many believing that their cancer is something that God's given them so that they can become a better person. Yet when you look at the fruit of cancer, the fruit is hospital bills, dangerous treatment, and ultimately the grave! Besides, cancer is known to be a spiritually rooted disease, and involves infirmity spirits (demons). Why on earth would a loving and caring Father, give His child an evil spirit to make them a better person? Do you see the terrible picture that is painted of God when we think this way... all due to lack of knowledge on our behalf? Just because your prayer for healing doesn't work, does not mean that it's God's will... there are a lot of factors that can be involved in the healing process.
Many times, there are spiritual roots to sicknesses and
diseases, other times there's faith required, and if Jesus told His own
disciples that they lacked faith, then how much more does the average
Christian today! The truth is that there are a lot of things which take
place on this earth which are not the will of God. Just because
something happens here on earth, does not mean that it was God's will
that it happened that way. If it were, then it means that every time a
woman is raped, or a child is molested, or a father is murdered... then
it would have to be the will of God. That kind of thinking is absolutely
absurd! If God willed such things, it would make Him out to be a
terrible god who has no love in his heart! The Bible tells us to pray
that God's will will take place here on earth, as it does in heaven:
After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it
is in heaven. Matthew 6:9-10
What happens in heaven? Is there sickness, disease, and poverty in heaven? Then what makes us think that those things are God's will here on earth then? I could preach an entire teaching on the Will of God, and it would shock many Christians today to read of what God's true desires are for us right here on earth! One of the biggest keys to Christian faith, is to get it down into your spirit that God truly loves and cares for you. I believe that God's Word makes it clear that unless we know the height and depth of the love of God, we cannot be filled with His fullness: That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:17-19