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Read God’s Word and pray often. It may be one of your first prayers is to change
your heart so that you want to Read and Pray. Too many Christians only Read and
Pray because they are SUPPOSE to. That is, they read and pray because they
think that’s what God wants them to do.
In a bible study, I had the participants give me a list of all the things that
Christians are suppose to do. That is, a “suppose to” list. They came up with …
• Pray
• Read God’s Word
• Evangelize
• Go to Church
• Tithe
• Get Baptized
Then I pointed out to them that they would make a good modern day Pharisee.
That is, the Pharisees thought that doing the list, would be pleasing to God.
They forgot that Jesus sees their heart. Many times Jesus said, “I knew their
heart.”
Don’t get me wrong, we are to be obedient and does those things. Not because
we are suppose to, . but because we WANT to. That is, our heart longs to do
these things. Many new Christians get caught up in this suppose-to mentality. If
you find yourself with this mind set, ask Jesus to forgive you and ask Him to
change your heart. Dealing with Jesus in truth is the first step in getting your
prayers answered.
So what are we to do now that we are saved? Get involved in a Bible Teaching
Church, pray often and fellowship with fellow believers. If you still do the same
things that you were doing before you became saved; hang around the same
people, have the same habits, go to the same places, etc. Then one of two things
will happen. You will continue in your sin and die lost. Or you will, through the
love of God, change and start on the road of ever change into what God wants
for you. If you are saved, you cannot be unchanged. God will start revealing
truths that will change your life. The life of the saved is exciting and forever
changing. AMEN
your heart so that you want to Read and Pray. Too many Christians only Read and
Pray because they are SUPPOSE to. That is, they read and pray because they
think that’s what God wants them to do.
In a bible study, I had the participants give me a list of all the things that
Christians are suppose to do. That is, a “suppose to” list. They came up with …
• Pray
• Read God’s Word
• Evangelize
• Go to Church
• Tithe
• Get Baptized
Then I pointed out to them that they would make a good modern day Pharisee.
That is, the Pharisees thought that doing the list, would be pleasing to God.
They forgot that Jesus sees their heart. Many times Jesus said, “I knew their
heart.”
Don’t get me wrong, we are to be obedient and does those things. Not because
we are suppose to, . but because we WANT to. That is, our heart longs to do
these things. Many new Christians get caught up in this suppose-to mentality. If
you find yourself with this mind set, ask Jesus to forgive you and ask Him to
change your heart. Dealing with Jesus in truth is the first step in getting your
prayers answered.
So what are we to do now that we are saved? Get involved in a Bible Teaching
Church, pray often and fellowship with fellow believers. If you still do the same
things that you were doing before you became saved; hang around the same
people, have the same habits, go to the same places, etc. Then one of two things
will happen. You will continue in your sin and die lost. Or you will, through the
love of God, change and start on the road of ever change into what God wants
for you. If you are saved, you cannot be unchanged. God will start revealing
truths that will change your life. The life of the saved is exciting and forever
changing. AMEN