You Need To Do Two Things
You Must Ask And Believe
Jesus is the answer to not only drugs issues, He is the answer to all the aspects of your life. However, that relationship with Him requires the two issues that have been discussed; they are...asking and faith. First, you have to ask Jesus for things so as to invite Him into each and every situation. Second, you have to believe, have faith, trust, rely, and depend on Him. Reasons For Believing
You may be working on a job and are trusting, believing, having faith, and relying on the fact that they will pay you. You probably wouldn’t be willing to go to all that trouble and do all that work, if you weren’t going to get paid. But, there are probably a lot of reasons for you to “believe” they WILL pay you. Creating A Business Relationship
Other People, A History, And A Relationship
Faith works the same in the world around you like it works in your relationship with Jesus. So, let’s say you are working for a company that has a lot of employees. All of them are being paid; so you BELIEVE you will get the same treatment; you believe because of other people. If you have worked for any length of time with the company, then you believe because you have a history of regularly being paid by them. If you are friends with the owner, that would really help you BELIEVE you will get paid; you believe because you have a relationship with them. Three Trust Building Experiences
Now let’s take this job situation, that a lot of people are in, and see how it relates to having faith in Jesus. There are three aspects to the faith that a person has in the job illustration. Other people are being paid regularly; you have a payment history with the company; and, you have a special relationship with the owner. Now, let’s look at them with Jesus. Here’s Your Evidence Of
Faith With Jesus Let This Change Your Heart
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You Need Six Things
In the job illustration, there are six things you would have to do to gain the benefits of that job.
No Business Relationship With Jesus
Love Is Mandatory
If you ask for and get a job with a certain company, you get the benefits of working for that company even if you don’t like the job or the people in the company. Many people try to establish this kind of “business” relationship with Jesus. They try to apply five of the six things just so they can get things they need from Him; they want them not because they love Him or respet Him; they want to use Him. They just apply the principles to get what they want. They pray and ask Him for it; and then, they try to start believing that He will give it to them. But, Jesus knows their heart and only responds to those who are willing to establish a relationship.
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