Were we to ask God to open our eyes, to see ourselves as He sees us; to examine our heart, actions, attitudes, and motives ... God would be faithful to show us how we are hurting His cause.

Once we've found our sin and corrected it, we can ask God to show us another and, then, another. One step at a time, we'll be weeding out flesh and Satan's power over us while winning world to Christ.

Love never fails, I Co. 13:8. It's guaranteed!

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Some worship their leader, or their religion, instead of God. Others just find it easier to believe whatever they're told to believe.

Even scripture bears record that God doesn't always answer same way. He decides matters based upon heart and those He chose were often misfits who didn't have all skills but would depend upon Him. When people are spiritually held captive from serving God, it isn't God's doing. There's a lot of Pharaoh's out there.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and Father is this, To visit fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from world, Ja. 1:27.

So, unless our religion is pure and completely undefiled, maybe we need to be listening for God instead of telling Him what He believes.

Perhaps it would help us all to consider that anytime we are not listening for Spirit, walking in Spirit, following Spirit - we are sitting on God's throne.

Jesus preached Kingdom of God, not Christianity.

© by Joyce C. Lock http://my.homewithgod.com/blessingsandlessons/ This writing may be used in its entirety, with credits in tact, for non-profit ministering purposes.