Do you want the facts? or the TRUTH?

Sometimes we get scared or worried thinking that the present (bad or worrisome) situation is never going to change.

We fear...'is it always going to be like this?
'I won't get out of this, I probably deserve it.
'I might not make it'

Or sometimes its so bad, words can't express - only tears!

We might think "where is GOD in all this"?
Doesn't HE care? (If HE is even real).

We may be struggling with a disease, or a family problem, marriage difficulty, job setback or worse.

But there is a huge difference between 'Facts' and 'TRUTH'.

As I look out my window (its a cold January day) the facts may be this:
Fact 1) its cold outside.
Fact 2) need to wear my hat and gloves on a day like today because of the wind.
Fact 3) because its below freezing, there might be some ice when walking or driving.

Ok, these are some of the facts and there is no denying it.

But if I know that as sure as these facts are real, they must give way to spring then I can 'rest' and 'trust the TRUTH'. And by faith (see ahead) to spring.

The facts are real but the TRUTH is that there is a law of seasons, (in the Bible it is called springtime and harvest). As sure as winter is a fact the truth is these facts will change to the ABSOLUTE!

The ABSOLUTE TRUTH

Pilate asked JESUS

"What is truth?" John 18:38

What a question - JESUS at this time doesn't answer but did tell us the answer a little earlier when HE said "I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE".

The right WAY - is a person
The absolute TRUTH - is a person
The abundant LIFE - is a person

It is not found in a theory, or a test tube but in the person of the LORD JESUS HIMSELF!

Ok, so how does this work in getting prayers answered, and getting out of the mess I am in?

Are you ready to see some miracles in your life? Can you believe this so far?

One hand impossible and the other hand easy.

When I say impossible, is because you have to give up the fact that you are 'powerless' to change it. (you can't make it spring in January no matter how hard you try).

But if you know what GOD is like, the same GOD who created the law of seasons also created other laws that if you only knew about them, you could believe them.

When I say laws, we get confused. Law only means unbending, fixed.
Like the law of gravity - it is fixed, it doesn't change.

The Bible also talks about the law of 'sin and death' again fixed, unbending, we all sin and we are all going to die.

But every command of GOD and promise is a law in the fact that they are all fixed in HIM. They don't change but if you don't know about them then the opposite of the laws will effect you.

If you don't know about gravity and decide to jump off your stairs you will fall.

JESUS said it this way: "Heaven and earth will pass away, but MY WORDS, will never pass away." Matthew 24:35

Notice its not Truth that will set you free its only in
"Knowing the TRUTH that will set you free. " John 8:32
Knowing what JESUS is like (HIS nature, character) and what HE says (John 17:17) will set you free!

Ok, so we have to know what HE said and what HE is like to use HIS Authority in prayer. When we hear people pray in 'JESUS name', it really is used wrong because what it really means is to pray in HIS Nature (pray what HE is like, and what HE wants.)

Like a child needing something from Dad or Mom, must ask properly to get their request answered. They have to ask something 'in line' with what Mom and Dad would want or what they have as desires. It has to be beneficial and good. The boy couldn't ask for something that would hurt his sibling for example. He could ask for any need and get answered but if the boy asks for something selfish probably not.

JESUS put it this way: "if you fathers who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Heavenly FATHER give good gifts, to those who ask!" Matthew 7:11

Do you think for a moment that you could ask your parents or someone who loves you for advise, or help and they would ignore you? Do you think for a second that the GOD of love, would ignore your request for help, healing, deliverance, provision?

He who planted the ear, does He not hear?
He who formed the eye, does He not see? Psalm 94:9

'if you ask HIM anything according to HIS will HE hears you and if HE hears you then you know you have the petition granted' 1 John 5:13-15

Now its fairly easy to know what GOD is like because HE is love and HE hates evil and loves good because HE is good! see 1 John 4:8 also Deuteronomy 7:9
Psalm 143:10

Mark 10:18
"Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone.

GOOD is a person too!

Like the winter day, if you know the truth that this cold weather will be forced to change in spring in a few months then the facts will change to the ABSOLUTE TRUTH (which GOD commanded at creation - the seasons and such).

It is the same way with your prayers, if you ask GOD to deliver you and you are asking something that is good, lovely, pure, honest then believe HE heard you and watch your circumstances change (the facts change) as ABSOLUTE TRUTH, makes the facts bow and change comes.

Once you pray, speak to your problem and tell it to go and not come back.

Believe and watch GOD work for you.

Does it take time?
It might just believe it all depends how close to spring you are!

-eric