The Sin of Complacency

There are many things that happen in life, throughout since the beginning of time. As I live in this generation, I can understand what influences that can sway us away from the Lord.

We are in a time where music has obscenities, we live in a time where the way people dress is provocative- trying to be attractive, but what are they trying to attract? In all this, people are being swayed to a sinful life falling into the hands of the enemy.

There are many troubles that people encounter, financial situations, marital problems, disabilities. Anger, generational consequences. I have in my extended family dyslexia, where people cannot read across the page. What an abomination! Satan jumbles words in the eyes of people and modern man gives it a diagnosis what people can perceive and accept it. WHERE IS THE CALLING OUT TO GOD??? My three year old daughter has a speech problem, she does not speak the entire word and says it in an abbreviated manner. How can I not bring this to the Lord in prayer! My daughter had virtually no speech! But, now she is learning and can pronounce the consonants. How dare we sin in not seeking His Glory for us, our Provider, our Savior. And how often do we not even glorify Him in the miracles that He does do in our lives.

How often do we not take the time upon ourselves to pray for the problems that we have in our lives. Or, how often do we wait for a pastor to pray. Okaaay, he prays for us, but does he teach us how we can pray for ourselves or tell us how we can call out to the Lord. He is our SAVIOR. He can save us! He can carry us!

Who fed 5 thousand people with 5 loaves of bread??? Who healed the sick, who healed a man with leprosy? Who healed a blind man so he could see? Who walked on water? Who parted the Red Sea? Who told us that we could even do GREATER things than He?

I am not complacent in my heart to sit here and accept what happens in the world around us.

Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory. for ever and ever. Amen

When we say this prayer, thy will be done, on earth AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. The enemy conflicts the world and sends a message of discouragement, but he cannot do it in Heaven. God gives us an opportunity to see His glory, HERE ON EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.

The Lord rebuked satan. He commanded satan to get behind Him when Peter spoke in objection to the Will of the Lord.

This is a battle, a true daily battle against a formidable enemy. Do I not put on the armor of God and expect no battle? Because there will be! How do we give in and surrender to misery, defeated and imprisoned to the slander and simply accept it.

Why let the enemy do his thing and win victoriously unopposed. Why not fight the good fight of faith. Jesus IS with us. Whom shall I fear, for my God is with me.

As we know, the works of men will not prosper. But the work inspired by the Holy Spirit will be blessed. So, I pray that God would show us His mystery, that His Will be done.

We, set apart from Jesus, cannot do anything. But through Him, we can do all things as He did and we can do greater things.