And why we pray?
Isn't it,
So we can strengthen
Our faith first,
So we can overcome
The things that seem
So hard to overcome?
Or isn't it,
So we can deepen
Our love for God the Father
First?
So our love for Him
Will far exceed,
Our love for all
Our cherished sins?
Spiritually speaking,
In the way that Naaman
Sought to conquer leprosy,
He thought
The same thing too,
Which is why
He was so focused
On himself,
And on what he thought
The Lord would surely do.
But did our Lord and Savior,
Ever focus on Himself?Mark 10:35-45Romans 15:1-7
Or did He ever say,
That we really need to be,
More focused
On ourselves?Matthew 23:11-12John 13:2-17
No,
He didn't.
Instead,
He always said
Our greatest need,
Is to always focus
On the needs
Of someone else.Matthew 25:34-46
This,
Is why He used
A self-centered man,
With deep seated leprosy,
To help us see
The absolute necessity,
Of overcoming
Deep seated sins,
And sinful tendency,
But not,
By being focused
On ourselves.Jeremiah 7:3-7Isaiah 1:16-18
Because the river