Talk the Talk AND Walk the Walk

So, many of you have been reading my blogs and being inspired by the words that God has provided me with to share with you. But do these words mean anything to God without action? Sure, after I fell, I proclaimed to God, out loud, that I was ready to give up total control to Him and to follow the path that He laid out for me to follow. I spoke of Him to others and prayed to Him daily so that He could hear me. Only, I was missing something. In the movie "Facing the Giants," the football coach prays to God for help and strength for his team. He asks God to give him something, show him something. Only the problem was that the coach wasn't doing anything to show God that he trusted them. It wasn't until he came across the school janitor who told him the story of the two farmers that he changed his ways. The story goes: two farmers both desperately needed rain. They both prayed to God and asked Him for rain, but only one went home and prepared his fields to receive the rain. The other didn't bother to show God that He trusted him, therefore, did nothing. That is what we have to realize. We can pray words to God all day, but that doesn't show him our commitment. We have to prepare our lives for God to take over it. We cannot simply sit in a quiet room all day waiting for our miracle to arrived in a UPS truck. When you don't prepare things to receive the gifts of God, then you must not really trust that He will send them. God will rain his glory and give you the gifts that you desire in His own time. We must be patient with Him, but always trust that He will be there. I know that God will heal me. I know that things are going to work out for the best. Proverbs 16:3 says, "Commit to the Lord whatever you do and your plans will succeed." I know today my blog is short, but it is only so that you can get off your computer and start preparing your fields for rain. Commit to God with all your heart and He will take care of you. He WANTS us. So don't just talk the talk.....WALK THE WALK.