I Can Be Bold in Bringing My Needs to God
“Only those people who are led by God’s Spirit are his children. God’s Spirit doesn’t make us slaves who are afraid of him. Instead, we become his children and call him our Father. God’s Spirit makes us sure that we are his children. His Spirit lets us know that together with Christ we will be given what God has promised. We will also share in the glory of Christ, because we have suffered with him
(Rom. 8:14-17).”
“So whenever we are in need, we should come bravely before the throne of our merciful God. There we will be treated with undeserved kindness, and we will find help
(Heb. 4:16).”
Stand In Need
Each of us have our own set of needs that God wants to meet. The God we serve, wants us to bring our needs before Him. The last thing He would ever want, is for us to be overburdened by our circumstances. He doesn’t want us to feel all alone in our struggles. He doesn’t want us to try and do things in our own strength – without HIS strength. He wants to hold us, and carry us through the things we face. He wants to help us triumph over our enemies.
This is why Jesus Christ, our Savior, came. He came to bring us peace in our relationship with God and in life. This is what He has accomplished through His death and resurrection, that was done for our sake. How are you accepting His invitation to simply come to Him?
One of the Bible verses I have treasured these past few months is Psalm 81:13-14.
“My people, Israel, if only you would listen and do as I say! I, the LORD, would quickly defeat your enemies with my mighty power. Everyone who hates me would come crawling, and that would be the end of them. But I would feed you with the finest bread and with the best honey until you were full (vv. 13-16).”
In the passage, we learn what God is calling us toward. In this Scripture, we get a small glimpse of what God wants to do in your life and mine as well. God wants to demolish the strongholds over our lives. God wants to meet every need we have, according to His riches (see Phil. 4:19).
This is what gives God great pleasure. Being with us, and helping us. It delights our heavenly Father. We aren’t burdening God when we come bringing our needs.
Quite the opposite. When we come before the great “I AM,” He is filled with joy to spend time with us, teaching us, and unloading our burdens as He gives us peace versus the fear or anxiety we have felt for some time now. As we experience His peace, we can celebrate that He is working in our circumstances.
Just know, it gives God great pleasure and joy when you choose to come bravely and share with Him what you are in need of. You aren’t being a burden to our heavenly Father. He delights, when you come to Him.
Come Boldly
In Hebrews 4, we are reminded that we can come bravely before His throne to ask.
We can ask.
We can seek.
We can keep knocking on our Beloved’s door.
While we each have needs, we are invited to come… unashamed. How are you coming Him unashamed with your needs?
For me, it is a process of recognizing I can come guilt-free to my Savior. I can come fearlessly, to drop all my fearful thoughts that bombard my heart and mind. I can come before my Savior, who wants to tenderly speak into my midst. Maybe, your thing isn’t fear. Maybe, it’s finances. Perhaps, it’s relational. We are all invited to come before our great Savior’s throne and receive love. He loves us. He doesn’t condemn, for He came to save us from condemnation. He wants to lovingly instruct us.
Application
I am realizing more and more today, that there needs to be a brink between reading and moving on. I need to apply the truths of God to my life. I need to invite God into my midst, and receive His much needed help. I need to just stop everything, and spend much needed time with my Beloved Savior. So, I invite you to do the same.
Right now, stop everything you are doing. Just come before your Savior and ask. Pour over the truth of God’s Word in today’s focus, and keep seeking our loving Lord. He is waiting for you to call upon His name. He is waiting for you to come and receive His help.
Further Reading: For the “I Am” Statements of Jesus, see John 6:35; John 8:12; John 10:9, 11; John 11:25-26; John 14:6; John 15:5.
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