Day 184 ~ Monday, and I am all caught up!

I didn't pray with anyone today, but that's OK, because God is working on me.  I spent some quality time listening to Him today and He led me to Galatians 3, the whole chapter...

"Oh foolish Galatians!  Who has cast an evil spell on you?  For the meaning of Jesus Christ's death was made as clear to you as if you had seen a picture of his death on the cross.  Let me ask you this one question:  Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ.  How foolish can you be?  After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?  Have you experienced so much for nothing?  Surely it as not in vain, was it?  I ask you again does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law?  Of course not!  IT is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.

This was really speaking to my heart.  I have been like the Galatians.  Trying to live up to a standard that I will never achieve and then beating myself up for it after the fact, when the word already tells us, all have sinned and come short of the glory of God, and there is not one who is sinless. I have really been fighting the mindset that I have to be good enough for God to use me.  This just isn't true, THANK GOD!

When I first was saved, miracles were everywhere around me.  They just happened because I believed.  I had no tools except God's word, and faith to believe that if He said it then He will do it.  I didn't have any techniques or methods or training.  I am not knocking these things; however, I had none of them.  Yet, miracles were everywhere.  It was like that Newsboys song, "Everywhere we go that's where the party's at!"

Then I got all kinds of "learnin".  Unfortunately, I find myself trying to fit God back into my little box of methodology on how to "Get God to Work on someone else's behalf." 

Newsflash:  GOD ALREADY DID EVERYTHING WE WILL EVER NEED!  He has already provided finances for those that need them, peace for those that need it, jobs and healing... Everything, He had it all taken care of over 2000 years ago and yet we still aren't walking in it.

I am so grateful that He is waking me from the slumber of pride that I was in; the thought that anyone getting healed or having a miracle has anything to do with me.  I am glad He instructs me that all I have to do is have faith and then it's all good!