I’ve often heard Christians speak out in disappointment at situations in their lives that seem somewhat unpleasant, things happening to them that they know they shouldn’t be experiencing based on their standings as Christians, situations like sickness or death of a loved one, poverty or the loss of a business, whatever it may be, deep down in their innermost being they know that God wants them to have better experiences than this, they even go to the extent of saying, “I know God can do it”, they don’t just have enough assurance that He will do it for them, most Christians believe in Gods omnipotent ability to do whatever He says He can do, but what they are missing is the fact that, because God said it doesn’t mean it will happen to you automatically, you have to believe for the things of God before they can happen to you, they don’t come on you like a seizure or a common cold, you don’t get healed or have your debt paid just because you attended a meeting or sat beside a great minister of God, you have to seek them with all your heart.

This is a concept that most Christians don’t even want to think about, they just think God will just come and get them out of the rut they are in with little or no effort on their part, but the truth is it just doesn’t happen like that, don’t get me wrong I am not saying God waits for us to perform before He moves in our situations, that’s not what I mean, what I am saying is that for you to access everything that’s already being purchased for you by Christ on the cross you have to respond positively by believing for those things, take the salvation experience as an example, Tit 2:11 says, For the grace of God that brings salvation hath appeared unto all men. This says grace has been shown unto all men, believer and unbeliever, black, white and brown, but how come not all men are saved, its simple, not all men have responded in faith to the grace that was shown unto them when Christ died on the cross, this principle holds true in every sphere of the Christian experience, God has played His part, He’s done all He needs to do, its left to each individual to reach out to God and access everything that’s already been purchased for them, I don’t care what it is you want in life, Christ has finished it in the spirit realm, all you need do is to believe and take necessary steps according to scriptures, everything in the kingdom runs on principles and its up to us to work this principles before we can enjoy the benefits, 2Pet 1:3 says, According as His divine power hath (past tense) given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath (past tense) called us unto glory and virtue. Emphasis mine. Again we’ve already been given all things (all means all), but we can only access them based on our working knowledge of who God is, it’s a done deal, all paid for and waiting to be accessed by faith.

Its not God who isn’t willing to show forth His mighty works in our lives, its we His people who haven’t believed His word enough to the point where we act on it even when it seems foolish in the sight of men, if we are bold enough to follow His lead, its only a matter of time before our profiting will appear to all men, a vivid example of this things we are talking about can be seen in the Israel experience in the wilderness and even in the land of promise, they had a word from God that he would take them in and bless them beyond their imaginations, this wasn’t just mere words, this was a promise He made to their fore fathers, and He had fulfilled every single word up until now, they had no reason to doubt His faithfulness, but what did they do? Ps 81:11-16 paraphrases their experience, But my people would not hearken to my voice and Israel would have none of me; So I gave them up unto their own hearts lust, and they walked in their own counsels; Oh that my people had harkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways; I should soon have subdued their enemies and turned my hand against their adversaries; The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto Him, but their time should have endured forever; He should have fed them also with the finest of wheat, and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied them.
This says I really wanted to subdue their enemies, I wanted to give the them the finest of wheat and honey (endless provision), but they wouldn’t let me, they limited the holy one of Israel is the way Ps 78:41 puts it, most Christians don’t think like this, they just sit and hope that no matter what they do Gods will and purpose will come to pass automatically, and sadly it doesn’t happen.

Col 2:6 says, As you have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him. The same way you had to respond to the grace of salvation in faith before you received Him, that’s the same way you should relate or walk in Him concerning everything in your life, sow a seed of the word in your heart, confess with your mouth and believe that you have what you say, its that simple, keep believing and nothing will be impossible unto you, God bless you.