Most Christians recognize God's power and ability. They
believe that He is able to do all that He has promised to
do and more! Most would readily agree and believe that
there is nothing too hard or too big for God.
But many times, Christians have a difficult time believing
that He is willing to do it for them, personally. And if
you are not convinced and certain that God is willing to do
it for you, then do you really believe and trust Him?
Why is it that we sometimes think that God is not willing
to do it for us personally? What is it that causes us to
doubt His willingness? Why would we not accept that He is
willing?
The answer is feelings of being unworthy or undeserving.
What I have done to deserve it? What have I done to earn
it? Much of this kind of thinking is due to sin
consciousness and condemnation.
But, when you really think about it, what is it that we
could do, or refrain from doing, that would earn His
willingness to provide for us what He has promised? That
is a big part of the answer, because far too many
Christians base their self worth on how much they do or do
not do!
Many Christians subtly believe that their righteousness and
worthiness in God's eyes is dependant upon their actions.
If that were true, we wouldn't have needed a savior! It
was the completed work of Christ that makes us right and
worthy in the sight of God.
The Scriptures are clear in saying that as a Christian,
nothing can separate you from God's love. That is why His
love for you is unconditional. He put no conditions on it!
Your actions do not have anything to do with how much He
loves you. Nothing can ever separate you from His love.
Nothing!
He doesn't love you any less today than He did yesterday.
He doesn't love you more when you are praying. He doesn't
love you any less when you are messing up. His love for
you is unconditional! Nothing can separate you from His
love.
Part of the problem in not accepting His willingness to
perform His Word for us personally, is in not accepting
what He has done for us in the completed work of Christ.
Have you ever had a couple of days go by where you prayed a
lot, and did things for others, and really felt that you
were "walking for Him?" At those times, how confident were
you to go to God and ask for the things you needed? You
were probably pretty confident, right? But, why was that?
It was because your actions made you feel worthy and right
before God. That is an indication that you believe your
self worth, your being right in God's eyes, is dependant
upon your actions. And that's why when you have a period
of time where you are falling short or messing up, you have
very little confidence to go to God and expect His help.
The Bible says that the Christian is righteous. That is not
just a nice sounding spiritual word. Understanding what
righteousness means will help you greatly in accepting
God's willingness to bring His promises to pass in your
life.
Simply put, it means that you are just, or, right! It is a
state of being right or just according to an established
legal standard. In this case, the legal standard is the
justice of God.
In other words, in God's sight, in His high court, you are
right; you are just; you belong! You can now stand before
God without any sense of guilt, shame, or condemnation.
You have been made right. He made you right!
No wonder the Bible says that you are lovely and acceptable
in His sight and holy and without blame before Him! It has
nothing to do with your works. It has everything to do
with the completed work of Christ.
Can you see how accepting the righteousness Christ
accomplished for you and believing it is true can have a
dynamic impact on your self worth and your self esteem?
Do you feel unworthy to open your refrigerator and get some
food? No, of course not! You belong in your own house! It
is right for you to be there!
The same is true with God. You belong in His presence; you
are right being there because he made you right! You are
righteous.
Not understanding or believing that we are right in His
eyes plays a major part in our accepting His willingness to
bring His Word to pass for us personally.
If we choose to get persuaded that His love for us in
unconditional, and, that we are right in his sight, we will
begin to accept that He is willing to bring his Word to
pass for us personally.
The promises of God come to pass for us when we believe
God. We may very well believe that He is able, but if we
don't really believe that He is willing, then we will not
believe that He will.
Why not believe what the Bible says about you and accept
God's unconditional love, and believe that you are already
righteous in His eyes? It will have a dynamic impact on
your acceptance that He is not only able to do for you what
He has promised, but that He is also willing to do it for
you personally.
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Michael is a husband, father, minister, author, and
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over the years.
