We Need God

OK God, I have said my prayers and done all that you asked of me. So why haven't you answered my prayers? There may be times in our life we feel this way. Maybe we become angry at God for not answering our prayers. Maybe we feel abandoned by Him. After all if I do this, I should get that. but when we do this, we start to treat God as an object. He becomes a "candy dispenser" god. I put my money in and push the button, so I should get that. God owes it to me. We forget that God gains nothing from our prayers. What happens, is that we come closer to Him, and that is to our benefit. So even when things seem to be another burden God puts on us, they actually benefit us. In fact, they become a source of our joy. They become a means by which we enter into a relationship with Him. This pulls us out of this worlds darkness and raises us up to the supernatural and infinite love of God. What a joy it is that God invites us all to that love. Praise God!

God Became Man

Christianity has the most wonderful faith in the world. No other faith teaches that, "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son" (John 3:16). No other faith has dared to presume such a thing. Yet, this is not a presumption of Christianity, but rather God revealed His true power in His love for us. It is not by Man's will, but His heavenly will. He does not shrink back from us because of our sins, but rather He has overcome our sins! Because of this, we do not have to shrink back from Him. Rather, He has made Himself "Love" for us. Worship is no longer a burden, but becomes an opportunity for adoration. We get to be in the relationship of (adoring) love with God! When loved by God, we are strengthened to be witnesses for Christ and live the Christian virtues. We become an opportunity of faith, hope and love for others. We have an opportunity to be the person we want to be; to become saints. Not destined to be ok, or to slide through heavens gate just in time. No. With the help and love of God, we are destined for greatness! Thank God He took the time to think of us in kindness! Thank God the "Word became flesh"! (John 1:14)