It's us.
Isaiah 59:1-2
59 Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save,
nor his ear too dull to hear.
2 But your iniquities have separated
you from your God;
your sins have hidden his face from you,
so that he will not hear.
nor his ear too dull to hear.
2 But your iniquities have separated
you from your God;
your sins have hidden his face from you,
so that he will not hear.
Sometimes, it’s
us. There are seasons in our lives when
God seems distant. Prayers have gone
unanswered. We question whether God
still cares. We wonder if God is able to intervene on our behalf. The elders
intercede for us, our friends pray in earnest and our family stays on their
knees. And yet, there is silence.
Be assured, God
is not so far away that He cannot move in our lives. His arms are able to touch
us wherever we are in life. He is in
control and well aware of our needs and desires. He hears every prayer whether spoken or
unspoken.
The problem is
not God, it’s us. Our un-confessed sins,
our long-held sins, our lack of awareness at just how unworthy we are hinder
our prayer life. Our prayers are loaded
with supplications and thanksgiving but lack repentance and confession. Seriously, we cannot think of one sin we have
committed so we move on to ‘give me” time.
Maybe, just maybe we do not see the power of God moving in the world
today because believers refuse to “humble ourselves and pray and seek His face
and turn from our wicked ways.” II Chronicles 7:14. God hears, restores and forgives when we
figure out the problem starts with us.
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