REFUSE TO LOSE
“Even more blessed are all who hear the word of God and put it into practice.” (Luke 11:28)
I won’t give up. I won’t give in. I’ll just praise the Lord again. Keep praising the Lord. Refuse to lose your joy. Refuse to lose your peace. Refuse to lose your love. Refuse to lose.
Things are not always going to go the way we want them. Every prayer is going to be answered, but not always in a way that pleases us to begin with.
Don’t give up. Wait upon the Lord. Give it time to settle. Stay in the love of God and in love with God.
Before I came to know Jesus, I did all the prayers promising God things if He would do what I wanted. No faith, no love, and no commitment! I am glad those days ended. Or did they. Are there times when I return to those kinds of prayers? Forgive me Lord.
Here is the deal; my love for God and trust in God must remain locked in. Answers to prayers or not answers cannot affect my relationship with God. If I keep that in place, I cannot lose.
I refuse to lose. Jesus tells us to guard our hearts. Beware, guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own. We want what we want and expecting God to perform according to our plans is just plain greedy.
If we go into the day scoring God according to His performance, we are going to have hard days. God has already performed. He arranged for our salvation. What more do we need?
Remember, Jesus told the disciples not to go overboard about the demons obeying them. He told them real excitement was the fact that their names are written down in glory.
Do not give up the joy of your salvation. Rejoice and apply Glory to God. We get to pray! We can have conversations with the creator of the universe. What joy is ours, when we keep our hearts and minds on the Lord. We cannot lose. We have already won. The victory is in Jesus.
Put the word of God into practice! He places all the tools in our hands. He has made us more than conquerors. Thanks be to God who always causes us to triumph in Christ Jesus. Again, I say, “Refuse to lose.”
Let’s face it; we do get greedy! We want what we want and we want it now. The kingdom of God is for those who accept it like little children. That does not mean we are supposed to keep acting like little children! Grow in His grace and apply all the things that God has given us for victorious living. God is good. We know this when we pray and when we have finished praying. Refuse to lose that truth. Glory to God.