He’d never been in church before. After the service, he was introduced to me. I asked him what he thought about the experience. “It was very special,” he said. I could see his eyes were getting a little watery. I felt the Holy Spirit.
“Have you ever invited God into your life?” I asked him. He shook his head no. I looked at him and smiled, “Would you like to?” After a pause, he said, “I don’t think so. I’ve got a lot of things in my life that I need to set straight.”
This young man’s reaction is similar to stuff you and I do.
What’s God promised you? Think about it. What kind of things has God told you that he was going to do? As time goes by and detours take place in our lives, we start to doubt if that thing God told us will happen.
We don’t necessarily blame God. We blame ourselves. And this is where the similarities with the young man mentioned above start. We believe there is something wrong with us. We haven’t prayed enough, read the bible enough, or gone to church enough. There’s things we need to get straight, first.
I love the premise of show The Voice. Contestants come out and sing as the judges face the opposite way. If the judge likes what they hear, they hit the big red button and their chair turns around. By doing this, the judge is signaling that they are impressed with what they have heard and want the person to come onto their team.
What’s so awesome about God is that he hit the button for us to be on his team without us doing anything. In fact, in spite of us doing anything. We don’t have to proof anything, or try to qualify beforehand.
Back to the young man. He thanked me and begin to walk off. I caught him and said, “You don’t have to do anything, but just invite Jesus into your life.” I asked if he would pray with me. He did. It was the coolest thing ever!
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So if you’re trying to get things straight, hoping to finally make the mark for God’s promise to be fulfilled, cancel the audition…you’ve got the part!
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