Soap box of the day....

 

The Church (body of believers) in America lacks understanding of spiritual warfare... and because of this they limit God. Let me explain -

Demons are real.... many people are still possessed by demons.. spiritual warfare does take place. I've seen it. I've experienced it. I know it's real. But, when people are ignorant of the fact that demons exist they have no reason to believe in a God who has the power to cast out demons. Why would someone take medicine for a cold they didn't know they had.. they wouldn't. The problem is.. they DO have the cold. This "cold" has become so common, though, that people no longer see it as a sickness. To an extent, this sickness has become the norm. People are everyday confronted with spiritual warfare, and they submit to it without ever knowing they were confronted. People have become blinded to the evil of this world.. because this world is all they know. Why is it that the church no longer teaches a biblical worldview on demons, spiritual warfare, the power of the Holy Spirit? - I don't know. The church has been decieved. The Church, now a days, tends to preach about the God who blesses, the God who gives grace, the God who gives mercy... where did all the doctrines go about the God of wrath, the God of vengance, the God of Judgment, The GOD OF POWER... - I am not trying to say that God doesn't give blessings, mercy, and grace... he does give those things. But I think the Church concentrates to much on what God can do for them, and not enough of what they SHOULD be doing for God. People join churches because of what they can get out of it.. what's in it for them... that good feeling you get when you do something right... so what?! who cares about the good feeling.. faith is not about emotions.. faith is a choice. When someone makes a commitment to God.. it should be so real that they are willling to die for it. People today, though, won't even go through hard times for His sake. They lose a relative, they experience heartache, etc... and all of a sudden they are angry at God. Why? because they feel cheated.. they feel like God didn't show them the love they deserved. f.y.i. - God has already shown every person on this earth more love than it is possible for them to be worthy of -- ever! God owes us nothing!!! We, on the other hand, owe Him everything... we owe Him our passions.. we owe Him our goals, we owe Him our lives.. we owe Him Everything. The church has spent so much time raising "good people" that it has forgotten that its purpose is to raise soilders. People who are equipped to fight in a battle against the forces of hell.. and come out victorious. People wonder why there is so much evil, so much bad.. but no one stops to consider that it might be because they aren't doing their jobs as a Christian. I feel like no one really understands. people just don't get it. God gave us (Christians) the power to give sight to the blind, so why don't we? God gave us the power to make the lame walk, why don't we? God gave us the power to cast out demons, so why don't we? Has the Church really lost so much faith that they think these kind of miracles don't happen anymore? they do happen - when people believe! I don't want to be the kind of person that just goes to church on sunday. I dont even want to be the person who is striving to make a differnce, trying to grow, trying to be good enough, trying to show the love of God to others... I want to be the kind of person who is on the front lines, fighting in this war... with one goal.. to press on for sake of Christ. I want to see the power of God to its FULLEST. I want to see the lame walk. I want to see the blind recieve sight. I want to see the demons being cast out. I want to see the POWER OF GOD!

 

Give me one Pure and Holy and Passion. Give me one magnificant obsession. Give me one Glorious ambition for my life. to know and follow hard after you. To know and follow hard after you. to grow as your disciple in the Truth. THIS WORLD IS EMPTY, PALE, AND POOR COMPARED TO KNOWING YOU MY LORD. Lead me on, and I will run after you. Lead me on, and I will run after you.

 

umm... yeah... that is the Faith I want.