The Key that Unlocks God's Gates

Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands...
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise. - Psalm 100:1,4

Gates are barriers preventing passage.

There are times when prayer is not comforting, worship falls flat, and God seems nowhere to be found - liked a locked gate, even for the believer.

"The key that unlocks the gates of heaven is a thankful heart"¹

In those times of little feeling and difficult progress begin with thanking God specifically for the wonderful things he has already done AND for the specific things you expect him to do.

Giving thanks opens the gates and lets God's graces flow.

- fritz

Related Post: "Loving God Like He Is", June 16, 2010

^{1 - Pastor Steve Meeks, Calvary Community Church, November 26, 2006}

Loving God Like He Is

"Now we see a blurred image in a mirror"
- 1^st Corinthians 13:12a (Gods Word Translation)

Steve Meeks, Pastor of Calvary Community Church in Northwest Houston, told a story I shall never forget.

He was complaining to God about how murky things were. God seems to love riddles and speaks in parables, why doesn't he just make things more clear and make His ways more obvious?! That's when God asked Pastor Steve a question:

"Steve, why can't you just love me like I am?

We want God to accept us like we are, why can't we extend the same courtesy to Him and stop trying to make Him conform¹ to our expectations?

- fritz

¹ Related Post: God Needs No Explanations