Be close to God as you choose to be
God wants complete honesty from us about our faults and our feelings. Many examples from the Bible show us that God wants us to be completely honest with Him.
• Abraham questioned and challenged God over the destruction of the city of Sodom.
• God listened patiently to David’s many accusations of unfairness, betrayal and abandonment.
• God did not slay Jeremiah when he claimed that God had tricked him
• Job was allowed to vent his bitterness during his ordeal and in the end God defended Job for being honest
• Examine the conversation between Moses and God in Exodus 33 : 12-17.
The above Bible characters had bouts with doubt and they candidly voiced them openly and publicly.
We must choose to obey God in faith and trust His wisdom. John 15 : 14 says that “Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” To be close to God, we need to intentionally seek it. It is a choice.
James 4 : 8
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
(Stops & Steps 1034 09VIII2009)