John and I have been friends since ’92………been on the preacher journey together, to a lot of places, and through a lot of terrain. Heard a message he preached recently that speaks to so many people, either now, or at one time or another in our lives. He said he got to a place in his ministry at one time where he prayed, “God, I’m asking you to help me, want, to want, to be here.” That applies to anyone. Whether it’s a job, a tough family situation, a challenging ministry, or just that you have other dreams and it’s hard to wait on them. Sometimes, you just have to pause, and ask God to literally change your desires to match His. That’s what the verse means, anyway. The verse of scripture, “God will give you desires of your heart” doesn’t mean whatever YOU want, but when your wants match up with HIS, He will give you the desires of your heart, and sometimes He has to change our wants.
John Cross
by Shane Craven | Sep 1, 2009 | Attitude | 1 comment
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It is easy for us to struggle in the various circumstances of life. Life throws a mean curveball. The hope is in knowing that God will get involved with me in the circumstances. So when it seems like we’re fighting hell with a water pistol . . . remember God gave you the water and the pistol to fight with. So we fight on knowing that in the end we cannot be defeated if we will not quit!