There
are many reasons why people in the church may not receive God's promises in
their love life. I would like to focus on the one that quite a few people in
the church are guilty of, and that is...
...Well, before I mention it, let me tell
you what people who commit this mistake normally do or say.
"I have prayed for years and I
am still single." "I think it's God's will for me to be single.
" I have done everything, so if God doesn't answer me soon, then I will no longer attend church."
"God will bless me in His time."
" I have done everything, so if God doesn't answer me soon, then I will no longer attend church."
"God will bless me in His time."
They
say to themselves I will attend Love Therapy, but when things get too tough for
them, they stop.
Sometimes,
a person (an ex-partner or someone out of the blue) will, all of a sudden, take
an interest in the person and say that they want to go out with them.
Is
this wrong? Well, you will know it's wrong because along with those sweet words
and gestures comes a bag of secrets that are yet to be uncovered. As the person
becomes besotted with this quick interest in them, they forget about finding
out about the other things they should and need to know about this person.
Because they ignore this, they get to a point where their heart rules over
their head and it becomes harder to convince them that this person is not the
right one. By this time, they have decided this person is the right one for
them and may have already slept with one another or even moved in together and
the list goes on. Sooner or later they will realise for themselves that the
person was never the right one. However, by then the damage has already been
done and now they feel hurt, betrayed and even guilty before God.
So, what's their mistake?
They
did not complete or commit to the Chain
of Prayer. It's in a Chain of Prayer that you will learn all the trimmings,
not just receive the main dish, i.e. You will learn to value yourself, be
humble, patient, forgive, your role in marriage, etc. and not just about
finding a husband or wife.
The
first day myself and Chris arrived in the church, we were advised to start a
Chain of Prayer. We did not see the result
of our attendance in the first 7 weeks, though we saw changes and learnt
a lot. However, we kept it up. For us it was 3 days a week, in the beginning.
Eventually, we received the answers to our persistence and determination. We
did many Chains of Prayer for our love life and never looked at it as "if we don't get an answer in 7 weeks,
then we are out of here." On the contrary, we cherished it; valued it,
learnt from it and stuck to it.
Can YOU say the same thing? It's the foundation of the
UCKG... And it works!
When
someone does not complete and persist in the Chains of Prayers until they get
what they want, they are showing a number of things about themselves:-
1. They are expecting God to
bless them without any effort on their part, as if He is a magician.
2. They are not determined to
see it through to the end, to the point of testifying to the church the amazing
things God has done through their persistence. As soon as any obstacle or
distraction comes, the Chain will take a 'back seat'.
3. "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he
who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much." Luke 16:10.
I am aware there will be things that will come up from time to time.
However, if you notice that something ALWAYS comes that causes you to break your Chain of Prayer, it means
you are on the right track and your answer will eventually come - if you are
willing to fight for it.
