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Sometimes it takes the most courage just to ask for clarity, for wisdom. Many people don’t want to know what areas of their life need change and cleaning. I have had a pretty hard week. It’s funny because I have been asking God for clarity and change, but it happened a lot faster than I was ready for. You can ask God for some money or a car, and He may or may not respond to you. But ask Him for wisdom, clarity, a clean heart or to reveal your faults to you, and He will show you those things quickly.
We all have a skeleton or two in a closet. We all have an area in our life that is so comfy cozy that we don’t even bring it to God. Because it is something we feel like we never want to change. We want God to turn around our finances, but don’t want to deal with our lack of money education. Maybe you want God to give you peace, yet you don’t want to turn loose an unstable friend. We have rationalized it in our mind, and have accepted it as one of our many flaws….because all humans have them right? God wants us to sweep out those closets, the ones we keep our MVSs (most valuable sins). There are those things in our lives that are easy to give up. I had no problem giving up certain types of music, but there are other areas that I honestly feel like God could never change in me. Can He ever deal with my trust issues, my issues with fornicating and lust, my abuse of my body through food and lack of exercise. These things may not mean anything to another person, but to me, everyday, as I continue to deal with them, I continue to feel terrible.
We just have to trust His process. Deliverance isn’t always nice or pretty. Change is rarely swift and clean. And clarity can be messy. But if we are to trust that the results will give us a more abundant life, then we should welcome it. I think repentance is so important in the salvation process because it is the hardest thing for us to do. I had to think about exactly how much of my sinful activities have I really turned away from since being saved? Though I have changed, I still got a lot of changing to do…
Have the courage to ask God this week to search your heart and make clear what needs to change. Ask Him to reveal your faults and give you the wisdom and faith to change. I think you will be surprised by what God requires of you…
Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.
And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7
