Do you ever feel like you have a cynical response to things? When people preach or teach that God answers prayers and He is the God of miracles…you have a cynical response to what they’re saying? In your head?
I want to strengthen your faith with His Word. But sometimes we need to say “God I’m sorry, help me believe.”
In fact repenting is always necessary when we serve God. It gets rid of things in your heart and soul and makes room for what God wants to do.
Too much clutter keep God from adding anything.
Anything He’s purposed and planned for you.
Cynicism can look small but it grows big.
A simple thing I do every day is to say:
God I believe in you, I believe you are faithful and true (psalm 145:13-15)I know you are not a liar (Numbers 23:19), I trust what you say. Help me God(Isaiah 41:10).
And I depend daily. Of attitudes, comments that didn’t need to be said, thoughts that were filled with the opposite of what God says to think about (Philippians 4:7,8)
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Today is the time to pray, repent and ask God to show you what you need to know.
Quit wasting time in what doesn’t matter, what is toxic to your heart your health and your emotions. (3 John 2)
God wants you to choose Him, choose to live for Him in all the right ways.
Being cynical is different than using sound judgement, having discernment and assessing a situation to make a wise decision.
Cynicism is assuming God won’t do for you what He’s already promised. It’s negating your prayer, and your hopes in God. That He really won’t answer your prayer or help you in this season. You prayed before and He didn’t answer or you didn’t get the outcome you hoped for.
But we always have to go back to what God says, what He’s promised in His Word and use that as our standard. Then we have to align our thoughts with what God says. He hasn’t changed and He hasn’t fallen short. He is faithful and He is trustworthy.
I remember recently fussing with God about a prayer that hadn’t been answered and I was frustrated at having to wait for the answer. It was ridiculous to me at the time I spent thinking about the situation that continued to be the same. No breakthrough, no answer, circumstances stayed the same.
Frustrated about thinking over the situation how it was just paused. The Lord spoke very clearly to me. He reminded me that I had fussed a lot in my thoughts, at Him, about this situation, but really I hadn’t prayed. I was thinking “What?”
He reminded me of every conversation (fussing, being angry, lousy attitude ) in my head but no prayer.
Yikes.
If I would’ve prayed my attitude would’ve been much different.
There’s a humbleness that comes with prayer. Asking God to change a situation, then saying to God “not my will be done but yours.”
When praying over a situation that has stalled I’ve learned over the years to declare God’s scriptures over my specific situation. It’s like planting a seed for a specific crop that you want to see the harvest.
I pray specific scriptures over specific challenges, scriptures on finances when there’s lack and there’s not enough, scriptures on healing when they’re sickness and disease.
I always want to share these stories in hopes of helping someone grow and have a deeper faith in the Lord.
God is working on your behalf. He’s promised to answer when you call (Jeremiah 33:3), and He’s promised to strengthen and help you today. (Isaiah 41:10).
I believe God has more for you, and it’s time to make room in your heart, soul and spirit for more. (Ephesians 3:20).
To God Be All the Glory,
Deborah (Mills) Booth
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