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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  RELATIONSHIP

People say they want a relationship with God, but often they want a one sided friendship. One where God gives and gives and gives; they just take. They never offer him praise, worship or spend any time talking with him or reading his word.

Then when something happens they question why God doesn’t move. They act like it’s a flaw of God. They act like he doesn’t want to help us. But again, I remind those people it is about relationship.

Psalm 143:7-10 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 

Almost everyone has experienced that place of feeling down. Our spirit feels like there is no use to try. It seems everything we try ends up in failure. We need to see God, but it feels like he is a million miles away. This is the beginning of falling into the pit of despair. This is a place that depression thrives and it seems that thing will never get better.

When we feel like we have failed God or failed in general and there seems to be no way out. Surrender to God instead of the darkness and despair.

Verse 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Starting our day in prayer is not something we do to check off a box.  It is vital to our spiritual survival. It sets the tone for our day. It gets our minds in the proper place to be able to walk through whatever is in front of us.

It is about our relationship with our Heavenly Father. How can we have a relationship with someone you never talk to or listen to?

Verse 9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

By strengthening our relationship, we can be in a position to ask God to deliver us from our enemies. We can get into that secret place where we pray and God will meet us there. The secret place is where we petition the throne room of heaven.

Verse10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

By asking God to teach us to do His will, we are telling him we want to grow in grace and knowledge. We desire a closer walk with Him. We will never be an effective soul winner unless we first build that relationship with God for ourselves. We cannot speak about things we have not experienced for ourselves.

How can we tell someone Jesus is the answer, if we first do not dig down deep and realize for ourselves that he is the answer. We can learn a lot from David and the Psalms. David was not perfect, just like we are not perfect, no matter how hard we try to be. Admitting that we are flawed and at times weak, and need a perfect God is the beginning of us building a strong relationship.

Everything we do comes down to our relationship with God. With all that is going on in the world, now is the time to draw even closer to the one true God. He will be our provider and protector a voice of comfort when we are weak. He died on the cross to set us free. His name is Jesus.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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