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by Bob and Debby Gass
Become God’s Friend (2)
April 12, 2011
‘...I have called you friends...’ John 15:15 NKJV
Another step in developing your friendship with God is choosing to be honest with Him! God doesn’t expect you to be perfect, but He does expect you to be honest. If perfection was a requirement not one of us would qualify. In the Bible, God’s friends were honest about their feelings-sometimes even complaining and arguing with Him-yet He didn’t seem to mind. In fact, He encouraged it. God listened patiently to David’s accusations of unfairness, betrayal and abandonment. He didn’t zap Jeremiah for claiming God had tricked him. Job was allowed to vent his bitterness and God actually defended him for being honest. On the other hand, He rebuked Job’s friends for faking it: ‘…I am angry with you… because you did not speak the truth about Me, the way…Job did. Job will pray for you, and I will answer his prayer…’ (Job 42:7-8 GNT) To be God’s friend you must share your true feelings with Him, not what you think you ought to feel or say. Until you understand that God uses everything for good in our lives, you’ll harbour resentment towards Him over your looks, your nationality, your economic background, your unanswered prayers, your past hurts, and the things you’d change if you were God. Actually, revealing your feelings and releasing your resentments to Him are the first steps to becoming spiritually whole. Isn’t it encouraging to know that God’s closest friends felt just like we do but, instead of masking their feelings in pious clichÈs, they voiced them openly? Why? Because expressing them leads to healing and a deeper level of intimacy with Him.
SoulFood: Lev 26-27, Luke 22:1-13, Ps 56, Pr 10:8-9
The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2011
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