| |
| |
|
Spirituality Information |
|
|
|
Why Isnt God Helping Me?
Have you ever felt like throwing up your arms and saying "I quit! I just can't change! I thought when God came into my life things would get better, but they haven't." It doesn't matter if you're a new Christian or have been a Christian for a number of years, these feelings can creep in and set you up for confusion and frustration. So where did things go wrong? Many times our expectations are wrong because we lack full knowledge of how things work in the spiritual realm. We don't understand that our spirit has been renewed, but our soul (mind, will and emotions) and our body (our five senses) have not been renewed. It's up to us to teach our soul and body to come into alignment with how God wants us to live. Does God abandon us until we get our act together? No! He is with us every day, every hour. He provides us guidance through His instruction book, the Bible. When we become a Christian (believe that Jesus Christ is God's only Son and He paid the price for our sins by His dieing on the cross and He was raised from the dead and ascended to heaven to live there forever) God sends His Holy Spirit to live inside us. Our human spirit literally becomes born again by the Holy Spirit taking residence inside us. The Holy Spirit has all of God's power and love. Therefore, we have all of God's power inside us. This power will help us change - but we need to know what areas of our life God wants to change. We learn this by reading the Bible and taking action. Through reading the Bible and praying we begin to transform our thinking and our beliefs. One major thing we learn is that God will not force Himself upon us. We are not puppets in God's hand. We have freedom to make choices. If we see things God wants us to do (or not do) and we ignore that instruction, our situation will not change. This is when we get frustrated because we expect God to intervene in our circumstances and force change. Another major principle to learn is that things take time to change. This applies not only to our personal character, but also our circumstances. While we can work on developing a godly character, because other people also have their choices to make, God must wait for them to make the right choices in order to set up a change in our circumstances. And while we're waiting, God gives us His grace and peace to handle any situation we are going through. Part of the process of change is planting spiritual seeds (the Word of God), nurturing them, and allowing time for them to come to full maturity. If we don't plant seeds, we won't have anything to harvest (change in ourselves). This is where we can get frustrated because we expect God to make things happen quicker than they are. The power to change things in ourself and our circumstances comes from having God's Word (Scriptures in the Bible) working in our life. These "seeds" get planted and rooted in our heart through our actions. Knowledge alone will not change us. We cannot hibernate in our room and only read the Bible. We must put action to our new knowledge. Many have been taught to pray to God for things we already have inside us via the Holy Spirit. Thus, we don't take action because we don't think we have what we've asked for. For example, often we ask God for more love - but we already have all of God's love inside us. What we need is to ask God to reveal His love; to have His love manifest in our life. If you look through Scripture you will find that God usually asked a person to take some type of action in order to manifest God's miracle (of healing). When a man stretched out his hand, he was healed (Luke 6:10); another was healed when he was told to get up (he was paralyzed) and take his bedding and go home (Matthew 9:6-7); another was healed of blindness when he went and washed in the Pool of Siloam (John 9:7). The same holds true for whatever we want to see manifested in our life. If we want love to flow, then we must take action to show love and when we do, God's love shows up! So when things aren't happening in your life, ask yourself whether it is because you already have inside of you what you're asking for, or if there is some action God wants you to take to manifest the answer to your prayer. Copyright 2005 Kathryn Williamson Kathy Williamson teaches biblical principles to help people overcome their problems and discover God's will for their lives. Her book, teachings and ezine can be found on her website at http://www.wisdomforliving.org
MORE RESOURCES:
Spirituality - Google News |
|
|
|
RELATED ARTICLES
An Illuminatus Speaks An Illuminatus Speaks:You will have to decide if this Illuminatus speaks with forked tongue or not. There is no black and white to the matter as I see it. Praying To Overcome Invisible Entry Barriers Recently, I received a frantic midnight call from one of my readers in Atlanta.A member of his was facing a foreclosure on their home in just a matter of days. Fishing Around For Wealth In Feng Shui, water symbolizes wealth. The word "fish" in Mandarin is pronounced the same way as "excess". Getting to Spiritual Enlightenment The expression "Spiritual Enlightenment" has been used often in reference to personal spiritual development. What exactly is meant by this term however has been vaguely defined. Anamcara - Driving into Paradise "Let me take you down to a town called Paradise."Van Morrison "No Guru, No Teacher, No Method. Fulfillment A feeling of fulfillment is something we all seek. Here I would like to address this in a way that many of you already know at some level but which I feel is necessary to highlight. You Are Not Your Stuff We humans are a funny, funny breed. We spend our entire lives working and working and working to acquire 'stuff'. Stress Strategy: Flex Your Spiritual Muscles In his book, Stress Without Distress, Dr. Selye suggests that a person's interpretation of stress is not dependent solely on an external event, but also depends upon the perception of the event and the meaning he or she assigns it. Do Not Believe In God God poetry is one of my favorite genres, although I have to confess to being an atheist. Why does an atheist write about God? Because the idea of God is an important one. The Flow Of Money The more we worry about money, and who's asking for it, and why their asking, and should they be asking, and should I be listening, and judging others, then judging their ideas and their work and their very existence.. The Blessing of Violence An interesting question arose within a poetry workshop I attended this week.This was the question, "Are human beings violent by nature?" This is a real question. A Servants Heart Do you have a servant's heart? Has God blessed you with the insight to see the needs of others and reach out in compassion and understanding even when they, themselves, cannot reach out and ask for help?This month I had the rare opportunity to not only reach out and touch a few lives, but to be blessed in return. I say rare because in my own experience, it's either been one or the other-not both at the same time. Amazing Faith Last week, I sat at my computer and watched the MSN video clip that recapped Ashley Smith's encounter with Brian Nichols. As I watched in awe, I was amazed by her amazing faith in God. Understanding the Gospel of Matthew and Why it Matters - Part 4 Matthew 2:1-12The Visit of the Wise Men1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,2 saying, "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."3 When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;4 and assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. The Terminus of Existence Setting boundaries is a common expression that we hear almost daily. We hear of our need to set personal boundaries; an invisible dividing line drawn between ourselves and others, a line that represents the point where public space ends and our own private space begins, so to speak. Catch A New Lover With DIY Magic! One night, whilst watching TV, I understood a very useful magical principle which is highly practical and immensely efficient. Anyone can do it - if they really want to, that is! - and although it involves interior decoration, it is easy to do, once you get your head around the basic principles. The Power of The Holy Spirit Hello, My name is Mellody Davis and here is my True Testimony:The Power of the Holy SpiritThe wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. Your Guardian Angel Your guardian angel is your link to the divine. The word "angel" comes from the Greek and means "a messenger. Psychic Angels Are you looking for a way to improve your accuracy as a psychic? Maybe you're just thinking it would be kind of cool if you could 'know' things before they happen. Call on the spirits to help you. The Power of Ritual As humans, we are the species that operate with symbols. Other animals use familiar signs, landmarks and gestures given by us, or act purely on instinct.
|
| home | site map |
| © 2006 |
