The easy answer is because we really don't believe God. What is left is the why part of the phrase. It's important for us to understand that the answer isn't always the on we want to hear. It probably would be fair to say that we have "limited" belief or even "situational" belief for the most part. We, as a Christian people, daily are faced with all kinds of situations where "we" take care of the problem. No, we don't. We may think we do but the truth is we do not. We may have done this or that to the best of our ability but the choice wasn't God's. Well intentioned we forge ahead with our take on the will of God in everyone else's life and struggle to believe God can work through "our" problem.
Can we please stop this train wreck!?
Our answer to life's problems may be what God wants us to do. Or they could be our choice which is perhaps okay but not as good or appropriate as God wanted. Once we have interceded on God's behalf we call it God's work. But it really isn't God's work. It's our work. Where do we draw the line between what we do being God's work and what isn't God's work? But, you say, wasn't what we did what God would have done? Perhaps. But, you say, that's how it worked before. Perhaps. It's not about whether or not the "work" was what God wants or doesn't want. It's the decision to act on behalf of God when we haven't even asked him what He wants that becomes the problem. You might want to argue "At least I did something." That's true. Was what you did God's choice? You don't know because you didn't ask.
If we don't listen we don't know if something is of God or not. Listening to God speaking in your heart is needed in order to accomplish God's will in our lives. Having an answer isn't as good as having God's answer. With our answer who knows what is intended to take place. With God's answer glory will be brought to He who authors our faith. We don't save God time when we make the decision to go rogue. Even though what we do might be good or even great; we take charge and miss God's point. The Word says that "every good and perfect gift comes from God." "Every" good and "Perfect" gift comes from God. We don't have the capacity to be good or perfect. We are a people who have fallen short of the glory of God. Jesus is that perfect and good gift that was given so that we might bring glory to God. "I" didn't do it. God did it.
If people (and I include myself) would wait for God to speak, act and complete His will, the world would be better off. If I speak out his will, act out his will and complete His will without he having been the architect Himself, the event will always be less than God wanted. His "A" plan was thwarted by our "B" plan because that's all we are able to give. Plan B is not the best choice for the Christian. I have so many incidents in my past where I put forth my Plan B without waiting for Plan A to come about. What did I hinder God from accomplishing? I'll never know. Neither will you. The moment has come and gone and so has the Plan A. Unlike us, God doesn't give up. He sets yet another Plan A before us. It's our choice whether or not we wait for Plan A or give Plan B the go ahead because God is taking so long.
God has told us that he will give us faith to move the mountain. Yet we remain shoveling the dirt of the hill proclaiming that to be His will. God told us to watch and see what He can do. We don't do that either because we see the opportunity, take the reins and compel Plan B to take place. Then we sit back and gloat over what "we" accomplished for God. That's why we don't believe God. We want to portray ourselves at the righteous person who saves our world. When people wait before God and then do what he asks, all kinds of blessings flow from God to us. When people listen to God they actually can hear what the God of the universe is saying. When people act on God's timing, the will of God is fulfilled through us. So, why don't you act like you believe God?
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