One Nation, UNDER GOD...

I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, UNDER GOD, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. - This country was founded with the ideas that as American's we could have our basic freedoms and that Religion was one of the freedoms people used to have pride about...

These are sad times...

I watched the Special tonight about all the "Self Help" scams out there tonight... People need to realize to Let Go and Let GOD! We cannot do ANYTHING on our own, for without God we are doomed... sad that people walk away from God and to things that "Promise" them wealth and happiness... all have failed... ONLY GOD can truly provide us with what we NEED not what we WANT.

The Bible says:
1 John 5:14-15 - "14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him." NIV

If we Pray according to his will he will provide everything we could possibly need.

Some people Take verses like this:
Mark 11:24
"24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." NIV

AND

John 14:13-14
"13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Son may bring glory to the Father. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." NIV

Some people take verses like this To mean that we can pray for anything we want and God will give it to us... That couldn't be more WRONG! There are pastors out there preaching that If we put something on our fridge, like for example a new car, and claim it everyday that God Wants us to have that Car and that We will get that car... They couldn't be more misleading... This is a example of people taking the Word of God out of Context to make the bible work for them and to fuel their own GREED!

Remember it says:
James 4:3
"3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures." NIV

We have gotten to a Nation of Greed... It's all about ME ME ME ME ME! So When Someone prays for something and they don't get it they say "God hasn't answered my prayers" But in all reality it's more along the lines, "He Did answer your prayers... He just said NO!" Or have yall forgotten that God Can say no... But of course Since we (and when i say we i mean we as humans) only think God is the Giver and the "Say Yeser" He CAN and WILL say NO if you do not pray according to his will and pray only for your personal gain...

I don't know why I was felt to post this... maybe someone needed to read this...

As a Final thought....

The next time you pray think about what you are praying about and asking for. Is it you demanding God to do something that will only advance your personal pleasure, or are you praying to see someone else's life get changed? Is your prayers all about you, or is it about your brothers and sisters, Mothers and Fathers, ect... Are You doing all the talking and not giving God a chance to speak? Are you listening to What he has to say? I can pretty much guarantee that if you change the way you pray if you are praying incorrectly your life will truly change.

I am Malachi and I approve this Message.