* Luís Alberto Alves
As our mind is very attached to the pleasures of the world, we develop the habit of believing that the human will equals the spiritual of the Lord. Even when we pray, we often put our requests ahead of worship. We have entered the petition alone, without giving any reverence to Jesus Christ.
We forget that the eternal abode of every authentic Christian is in the Heavens, not here on Earth. But we are preoccupied with acquiring earthly blessings, sometimes in clear disagreement with God. In the sentimental area, many people engage in relationships that the Lord does not like.
We leave our projects ahead of God's. He wants us to do his work to win souls for his Kingdom, but we enter the path of consumerism and pleasures, especially of the flesh. The important thing is to carry out our projects, even those without any harmony with the Heavens.
The thoughts of the Lord are of good, of salvation of lives, of preaching his Word to all (especially to those who hate us) and prayer to the captives for evil. But when we get up in the morning, we do not even thank God for the night of sleep. We shower and then coffee and go to work or school without looking at the Lord.
* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor.
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