What do you do after you get your miracle?

Focusing on the miracle and forgetting about the miracle worker is problematic. God does everything for a purpose.  Every miracle should be a catalyst to draw us closer to God.  Many of us don’t hesitate to share the miracles God has done YET we refuse to surrender to Him.  The miracle is half of the story, what it does to you and how it creates change in your heart is what completes the testimony. Many times people are in desperate situations and they may need provision, healing, peace etc.  They ask for prayer and God moves and performs a miracle.  They get excited for the moment.  However with the passing of time, their pursuit of God fades and the truth is revealed; they were more interested in what God could give them and not God Himself.  What a great tragedy! I don’t want that to ever be my testimony.  After my prayers are answered and God works a miracle I want to be more on fire for Him and my pursuit of Him to be even greater! In Luke 17 :11-19 Jesus heals ten lepers but ONLY ONE came back to thank Him. How about you? Take some time to reflect on the miracles God has worked in your life.  What were the end results, did you come back more on fire and committed to serve Him or did you take the miracle and run?

How is that New Year’s resolution to pursue God going?

 

 

It is already February and some of us made a  New Year’s resolution to have a closer walk with God. I am checking in on you to see how that’s going? Are you still making the  study of God’s word  and prayer a priority; or has life crept in and distracted you?  It’s easy to lose steam. If this is the case, ask yourself what are your biggest distractions? Is it an ungodly relationship, excessive time on the internet/television, your own negative attitude, or just wallowing in unforgiveness and condemnation? Take time to commit these distractions to prayer and also pray for grace to respond in obedience to the Lord’s response. Perhaps you are struggling with time management, the desire is there but you just can’t seem to find the time.  Yep, you guessed it…pray and ask the Lord to show you how to make time for Him.  You may be available but you just don’t know how to structure your time with the Lord, have you considered starting a prayer/bible study journal. I want to encourage you to keep going, and if you have fallen off the bandwagon, get back on. Be deliberate about your pursuit of God, your life depends on it.  

If you have children include them in the process.  Below I have a few videos from my YouTube channel to encourage you in this area.  Please leave me a comment and let me know how you are doing in your pursuit of God.  What are some things that helps you to remain focused?