Daniel 3:16-18-- Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the kind, O Nebuchadnezzar we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
We all want God to respond to our prayers, our worship, our praises, and our circumstances right? Most times we expect God to react like everything in our lives move, fast-paced and quick! No matter what you maybe asking God for; some of us become frustrated when God doesn't answer our prayers in a timely fashion.
Maybe it is time for us to change what we say and do for God in order for God to respond. It comes a time in your walk with God that you can no longer do things as usual and expect a response. Your faith must increase and your actions must involve more radical trust in God.
For example:
Praising God when things are good are great in the beginning of your walk, but learning to praise God in your bad times, no even in the worst of times can yield a response from God.
Praying for something over and over again is something we do when we are young in Christ, but beginning to pray and fast for God to move in our lives may bring God closer to a response.
Reading your Word here and there is something you can get away with when you are a babe in Christ, but moving towards an allotted time and uninterrupted study in God's word may bring you closer to God and closer to the breakthrough you are looking for.
Confessing your sins to God is something we should always do, but confessing your sins to a friend you can trust and will hold you accountable are signs of maturity and growth.
I'm not saying to do these things just to get a response from God, but I am saying that you may not be able to hear from God or get Him to move if you are still dancing in your comfort zone.
You want a response from God become radical in your faith and your praise.
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did and they were saved from a burning death. Talk about faith!!!
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Joseph is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker in the Washington, DC area. Joseph is the author of the forthcoming book “Love Me Right or Not at All”, A Quick Guide to Loving Yourself and Others the Healthy Way. This book seeks to assist everyone who reads it to love with balance and give love to the right people. Joseph is striving to become an expert in the practice of relationship empowerment. He strives to build healthy, powerful, and well-balanced relationships in the lives of everyone who seeks after the knowledge, values, and skills Joseph has honed over the last ten years. Joseph is an aspiring Marriage and Family Therapist, but to also travel around the nation and hopefully the world, to spread the message that relationships can be simple, yet amazing if you put in the work. Relationships are vital to the human experience and often shape our mindsets, our personalities, and our environments. Knowing this, Joseph works to encourage not only those who believe in his skills, but also works passionately to build his knowledge and skills in the area of relationships to present the best of who he is both personally and professionally.
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