Unfulfilled Promises?

Unfulfilled Promises?

I cross paths with a lot of Christian believers these days who seem to be fighting off disappointment while desperately waiting for some perceived Divine promise to be fulfilled. Many of these people are even at a point of beginning to believe that maybe God has failed them. A quick glance at a televised worship service on one of the religious television broadcast will show a display of emotional outbursts from people who are hoping that the preacher is right and that the “thing” that they believe God has promised them is “on the way.” “Your breakthrough coming,” is echoed over and over again in many of these worship gatherings.

I certainly believe in Divine promises. And if God said it, you can count on it. But it is also true that too many believers are “stuck” on some personal, selfish desire that they have projected as a promise from God. Unfortunately, these believers have been taught that, to some degree, God’s “business” is to tend to their self-fulfillment. They believe, in some way, that God is all about helping them get the things they want. In fact, that’s the essence of their walk of faith – God providing the next item on their personal attainment or accomplishment list.

I won’t question anybody’s discernment of God’s promises, but I do challenge the assumption by anyone that your personal wish list is worthy of being at the center of a Divine plan for your life, not to mention the Kingdom of God. And you will be forever disappointed if you have taken the Gospel of the Kingdom to be about getting Divine help to complete your personal wish list.

Jesus did come that we might have abundant life. The first step towards having that life is to “lose” the one we have.

So, are you REALLY ready to live?