Control

Question:



I need help. How do you give things to god and not take them back. I find myself telling God to take over on situations and then talking about them again.




Answer:


That is a very good question that you asked. I apologize for not responding quickly to your question. But I would like to send you the Bible Study that we have scheduled for tomorrow because it deals with that exact same issue. I believe this study is practical application to this condition of the heart. Make note that this study is not meant to give you every answer to your situation, but to show what the issue is and what steps to take in dealing with the situation.



Deliverance



Psalm 35:24

Vindicate me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness; and let not them rejoice over me.



Have you ever had those moments in your life when you felt very vulnerable? The things that you normally use to protect your heart just don’t hold up and you know you need a helping hand? I have had those moments. I have turned to the Lord in moments like that and He was faithful to give me strength not just to move forward, but to move forward in pursuit of Him. Instead of pursuing Him, the natural reaction of my heart was to be satisfied with what little He gave me and go back to doing my own thing. Unfortunately more times than not this was how I chose to react. If we are honest from our hearts, we are all like that. We may turn to the Lord in prayer for deliverance from a certain thing, but not for His glory. We would rather get out of it so we can be comfortable again. Proof of this heart condition is when our prayers are not answered right away. Our reaction towards God is one of being bitter and angry that He would allow us to get hurt. Brothers and sisters, this is the wrong attitude to prayers of deliverance.



If you look at David you can find the proper example of prayer for deliverance. He wasn’t asking God to save him because he was sinless. As we all know David is known for a great sin in his life. It started with David focusing his attention on the Lord and His working in David’s life. David had seen God reveal Himself through His Word, and through being Faithful in his life. David was asking God to save him because of His goodness and nothing of David’s own. His prayer was that anyone who attacked him because of the Lord’s working in his life would not succeed. A prayer of deliverance has nothing to do with you, it has to do with the Lord working in and through you for His glory.


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