40-Day Fast from Wrong Thinking, Phase 3: DAY 3 "I haven't done enough to get God to answer my prayers or bless me."

Thought 3 - "I haven't done enough to get God to answer my prayers or bless me."

When things don’t go our way, we sometimes have this nagging thought that we’re not holy enough or there’s too much wrong in our lives to ‘qualify’ for God’s blessing or favor. “I’m not good enough.” “I haven’t prayed enough”, etc. 



Today we’re letting go of this destructive mindset.  We’re ridding ourselves of a “merit-based” relationship with God.

    All our lives we were told, ‘you get what you deserve.’  Well, the
truth is, we all deserve judgment and hell.  BUT GOD!  (Don’t you love those two words?!!!!!) Ephesians 2---but God being rich in mercy...doesn’t give us what we deserve...

1. We get what Jesus deserves!  Romans 8:17 says we are joint-heirs with Jesus Christ!  His inheritance is ours.  1 John 4:17 says, "As He is, so are we in this world." We deserved the curse, but we get the blessing (Galatians 3:13). 




2. Be COVENANT-MINDED.  You have a covenant with God (Hebrews 8:12-13). A covenant is a contract. In this case, a contract that is guaranteed by the shed blood of Jesus Christ.

3. Have confidence in God, not in yourself. (1 John 3:20-21). Confidence and faith are what draw answered prayer to our lives. 

4. Reject condemnation.  It is our heart that condemns us (for our mistakes and shortcomings).  When we feel condemned, we lose confidence.  Then we can’t receive from God (Hebrews 10:35). 

5. Accept your freedom in Christ.  (Romans 8:1)  There is no condemnation for those who are in Him.

6. Be GRACE-minded. Grace is: God giving us what we don’t deserve. Hebrews 4:15 says, "Come boldly and receive mercy and grace in your time of need."

THINK IT & SAY IT:
I let go of the mindset that I’m not holy enough or haven’t done enough to receive from God.  I receive His promises by faith.  I am a joint heir with Jesus Christ.  I expect to get what He deserves, not what I deserve.  I have a covenant with God. And therefore I have confidence He will hear me and answer. There is no condemnation in Him.  I receive His grace, freely and lavishly, in Jesus’ Name.

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