Today, we bring you a message from Pastor Steven Furtick titled, “Why Are You Waiting To Pray?”
Pastor Furtick teaches us in this message about praying that sometimes God says to us, Why didn’t you say something sooner?” That seems to be it with God. “Why didn’t you say something sooner? Why did you run around all day long feeling like a loser and not talk to me so I could remind you who I am?”. The reason why we don’t talk to God Because it is easier to turn to something we can see for immediate relief than it is to trust in a Father we can’t see so that he builds our faith. That’s the thing. You can’t just talk to God when you come here on Sunday. You really can’t just listen to a sermon a week, or, God forbid, just listen to clips. Some people won’t even do the full sermon, just a clip. That’s not going to cut it. When you really start facing the challenges of life, clips won’t cut it. Cliches won’t cut it. Little “Thank you, Lord. Help me as I go today, and bless me along my way…”You know, a little prayer over dinner is not going to cut it. For us to feel the love of God in our lives, we have to be close to him and develop a strong relationship with him.
Not being close to God doesn’t mean that God will not love you, but you’re just not going to feel his love. You’re not going to know it’s there, and you’re going to turn to things that will work for you for a little while, but they will not sustain you. You don’t talk to him enough. When you stop talking with God, the Enemy starts working on you. It’s great to come to church. We have to talk to God constantly, just as we breathe, but we think worship works like that. Three songs. Three days later, you’re going to be defeated. We have to be close to God and involve him in all that we do. When we stop talking to God, the Devil will start working in our lives.
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