Who's In?

We say we believe in God. 

Ok then. 

He tells us we will receive wisdom if we ask, but we seem to prefer our own limited perspective instead of pressing for His and trusting what we hear enough to follow Him instead of us holding the reins of the outcome. 

He has given us His word for instruction, but we leave it sitting on a shelf instead of wrestling our way through it to seek His ways and discover His heart. 

He has promised us provision and asked us to test Him (the only time I know that He did).  The offer was that He would open the windows of heaven and pour down overflowing blessing when we bring our tithes to the storehouse.  And we prefer, apparently, not to give up our measly 10% and then watch how He comes through. 

He tells us in 2 Chronicles 7 “if MY people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”  We must not feel big enough when we are on our faces.  …We seem to be waiting for the world to get good first, then we will do our part when it’s easier.

We have opted for building our own small kingdoms with the columns of our own principles instead of embracing His immense offer to let us join in building His really good one.   I just can’t help but think that our communities and our families and lives would look far different if we, in the church, actually believed our God with our heads, hearts, wallets, and feet.