Matthew 9:28-29
When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?"
"Yes, Lord," they replied.
Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you"
How much do we really trust God with our deepest desires, out most threatening fears, our most hidden weaknesses? We profess that we believe prayers are answered, that God is all-powerful, but do we allow Him to be all-powerful in our own lives? In those dark prison corners of our hearts and minds where Satan keeps us locked in with keys made out of our fear, of pride, of “I-can-do-this-on-my-own” attitude?
I so often find myself trapped in those dark corners, desperately wanting for God to free me, all the while still looking for solutions that I can come up with, that enable me to be independent and solve my own problems. Just in case. Just in case He forgets me, or doesn’t care enough, or is too busy, or doesn’t love me enough to free me out of that particular prison. Just in case somehow all those promises in Christ don’t apply to me for some reason. Just in case this prayer is too big, or too small, for God to deal with. After all, how can the same God who heals the blind and walks on water be bothered with my feeble cares and concerns?
He can, and He has. By the same principle that He applies to all of His children, and all of their prayers. “Do you believe that I can do this?”, Christ asks. He wants to, and deserves to, have the victory, and the glory, in our lives, in the ways He answers our prayers, the ways He provides, the ways He cares and heals.
How far does my faith go? How much do I trust Him? What does it take for me to surrender everything, not just those things which I have carefully weighted in my mind and decided there is a good chance that the Lord might care enough, love enough, be big enough, to answer? Am I willing to say “Yes Lord” in utterly surrendered faith? The few times that this has happened, those precious moments when God has stripped me of all my pride, and shone His bright light into the darkest prison corner of my heart, make up the greatest testimonies of God’s mighty work in my life.
Lord, that you might touch my eyes, and answer me according to my faith. That you might heal me from a blindness that stands in the way of complete surrender to the mighty works you desire to do in and through me.
When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?"
"Yes, Lord," they replied.
Then he touched their eyes and said, "According to your faith will it be done to you"
How much do we really trust God with our deepest desires, out most threatening fears, our most hidden weaknesses? We profess that we believe prayers are answered, that God is all-powerful, but do we allow Him to be all-powerful in our own lives? In those dark prison corners of our hearts and minds where Satan keeps us locked in with keys made out of our fear, of pride, of “I-can-do-this-on-my-own” attitude?
I so often find myself trapped in those dark corners, desperately wanting for God to free me, all the while still looking for solutions that I can come up with, that enable me to be independent and solve my own problems. Just in case. Just in case He forgets me, or doesn’t care enough, or is too busy, or doesn’t love me enough to free me out of that particular prison. Just in case somehow all those promises in Christ don’t apply to me for some reason. Just in case this prayer is too big, or too small, for God to deal with. After all, how can the same God who heals the blind and walks on water be bothered with my feeble cares and concerns?
He can, and He has. By the same principle that He applies to all of His children, and all of their prayers. “Do you believe that I can do this?”, Christ asks. He wants to, and deserves to, have the victory, and the glory, in our lives, in the ways He answers our prayers, the ways He provides, the ways He cares and heals.
How far does my faith go? How much do I trust Him? What does it take for me to surrender everything, not just those things which I have carefully weighted in my mind and decided there is a good chance that the Lord might care enough, love enough, be big enough, to answer? Am I willing to say “Yes Lord” in utterly surrendered faith? The few times that this has happened, those precious moments when God has stripped me of all my pride, and shone His bright light into the darkest prison corner of my heart, make up the greatest testimonies of God’s mighty work in my life.
Lord, that you might touch my eyes, and answer me according to my faith. That you might heal me from a blindness that stands in the way of complete surrender to the mighty works you desire to do in and through me.
1 comment:
Love that is a great blog! I have to admit that I don't read them all, but I need to catch up. You hit the nail on the head! I can't wait to be together with you again and be able to minister with you on a daily basis .
Haden
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