So why don’t more people enjoy God’s blessings in their daily lives?
- We may be ignorant of God’s promises and declarations of grace. We may not even know they exist.
- We may be doubtful about them: can it really be true that such things belong to us already? That all we have to do is believe?
- We may be fearful of the implications. What changes will we need to make? What will it cost us?
- We may not be willing to risk implementing them.
- We may be plain disobedient.
- We may be indifferent.
- We may be deceived into believing otherwise.
- May be we have simply not got around to claiming them.
Which of these might apply to you right now? What can you do about it?
To read more on this topic see Living in the Image of God, Barry Chant (Miranda: Tabor, 2012 available in eBook and Paperback) from which this edited extract is taken.