“I love the Lord, for
He heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy. Because He turned His ear to me,
I will call on Him as long as I live.” Psalm
116:1, 2
Do you have people in your life who only seem to talk to you
when they want something? Conversations that solely revolve around the other person’s
needs or demands make it hard on a friendship or relationship. These one-sided
relationships can lead to us feeling used and/or manipulated. Sadly, I treated my wonderful and loving parents
as the proverbial ‘ATM machine’ during college.
I would stop by the house to visit briefly with my folks and then hold
my hand out and ask for a check or some cash to help bail me out of my reckless spending habits.
I have a feeling that God must feel much the same about us
when we only approach Him with our needs and desires. We’ll gladly give Him our
prayer requests without spending any time praising Him or taking the time to
thank Him for our past blessings or seeking a relationship with Him. We have no problem praying for future events
without even acknowledging His help, provisions, and blessings in the past. Our
forgetfulness is an indication of our ingratitude toward God and it renders our
prayers ineffective.
God loves each of us, but doesn't want to be taken for
granted either. He also doesn't want to
hear our lists of needs and wants every time we pray to Him without an effort
on our part to truly know Him and be in a relationship with Him.
When we face difficult times, we must look at the past and
acknowledge all that God has done in our lives.
We must spend more time thanking Him and praising Him, so that our
blessings glorify Him!
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