Lately my question to God has been… “Lord you have so many Christians that believe different things. I know that most people love you and are hearing from you, so why aren’t we all on the same page?” And God is always faithful to answer our questions, He showed me a scripture in Romans and said one of the reasons we are not on the same page is because some have gotten off of their foundation. Some of us in the body have begun to do like the people in the wilderness did and worship things instead of God (Exodus 32). Romans 1:25
Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to believe lies. So they worshiped the things God made but not the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever. Amen.
When I read this scripture it hit home for me and I will admit a year ago I was someone who had fallen into that. My focus shifted from God to things, and it was so subtle people of God, it happened and I didn’t even realize it. I had became focused on I…I…I. I want a house, I want a car, money come to me! I had begun to tell God what He needed to do, instead of realizing that God because of His love for me would already give me the things I wanted. I hadn’t matured; I was like a 5 year old in a store. Dad give me that toy right there! Now! I want it! Now! Now! Now! If you all would walk in a store and see a child talking to their parent like that you would probably say, they need to talk to that kid, he/she is being so disrespectful. And in a way I believe we’ve been like that, disrespecting our Father. Now I’m not saying it’s not ok to have nice things because it is ok, God wants the best for us, and He will give us that. And I’m not trying to knock anyone down, I’m just trying to enlighten, like I said I did this same thing over and over again as I loved God and served God every single day. I just didn’t realize what I was really doing, but now that I know better I can do better. If our heart and motives are right God will give us everything we desire, but what does the scripture state…
Matthew 6:33
Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Seek ye first the Kingdom…We don’t have to try to manipulate God; we can’t buy God, or try to bribe Him with our tithes and offerings to give us what we want. We have to get our heart’s right people of God, we have begun to worship the things that God made (houses, cars, money, people, etc.), and focusing more on those then the Creator Himself who is to be praised forever! When God gave to us the message about wealth, prosperity, and abundance it was so that we would understand that God wants to give us the best, and we don’t have to be poor and lacking to be a child of God. It was not to be made into an idol, something that we begin to worship; it was not to be made our #1 focus in life. We have to turn our eyes back to God.
I believe so many of us have come from lack, that this becomes appealing because we don’t want to go back to that lack, so we’ve come from toiling to try to get money from man system when we were in the world, to toiling trying to get money from God, now that we are in the Kingdom. But we do not have to do that people of God! We do not have to toil for what we need or desire, or fear lack because the Word says that our Father will take care of us, He will provide for us, He will give us abundance and prosperity, in-fact He has already done these things for you, you just have to align your heart with His heart, begin to trust and to love Him instead of trusting in and loving “things” and it will begin to flow.
Let me tell you, since I realized what I was doing, I repented (to have another mind; to change course after further insight) and turned from that; I have been so blessed. We might not have a million dollars in the bank, but God has made it so that we never run out, we’ve been able to buy everything we need, and the things that we desire to have, and guess what, all that with no man made job. I haven’t worked since March and Daryle got laid off at the end of July, and we’ve had everything provided for us.
Let me pose you a question is it better to have $1000 in the bank, or you call to pay your bills for the month and they’ve already been paid a month in advance? Another example you’re hungry and you have $20 dollars to go out and buy some food, or your friend calls you up and says I want to treat you for dinner tonight. In both these situations both people got what they needed. God will give us everything we need, it’s time to stop worrying about the “things” and begin to trust God instead of ourselves, our bank accounts, our jobs, etc. Let’s begin to worship the Creator more then that which He created.
I pray this has been a blessing!
Tracy Houston
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org
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