Back on track; so I'm glad I took the walk with my mom because as we discussed several things; (majorly her worries!! Aargh! Hehe.) It hit me like a shot!!! I have been missing the point all along. I've been asking for so many things from God while underestimating the need for His MERCY!!
Yes! So we wonder; why do bad things happen to good people and good things bad people?!! "I've been praying and fasting and praying and fasting for this one thing from the Lord but then this other person might just whisper a prayer and BAM!! It's settled for them. Wait Lord; do you not see me, but......but.....I just don't get it"! I search and search and 'research' myself. And to the best of my biblical knowledge, I'm doing everything right! Infact, People around me as well; see me praying and fasting fervently and lead me to believe that God indeed has to hear me; they hype me and make me feel even more confident in my actions!!
But alas! The thing is I fail to realize that I am seeking and asking with a knowing/ belief that I'm doing all that is right before God and for these reasons; I begin to focus on what I'm doing, forgetting what He can do. I believe I deserve to be heard! I pride myself in these things I do, thinking "God just has to answer me; can't He see how I'm asking so?"
News flash!! God doesn't have to do anything for me or you. We don't deserve anything from Him no matter what we do. Choii!! Really though, it is clearly stated it in His word....
Romans 9:14-16 KJV
[14] What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid. [15] For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion. [16] So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth MERCY.
So that is the secret huh? No degree of whatever it is I do to get answers from God is enough to justify a response from Him. Nothing but His mercy justifies this. You can't begin to imagine how
much I've underestimated The 'Lord have mercy on me' prayer. If God is going to have mercy on
whom He wants to; I pray that I'm that person. I'm the one whom He'll bless so much not because of what I've done or I'm doing but simply......JUST BECAUSE!!! Just because He has chosen to be compassionate towards me; because he has seen my actions and heard my plea for His MERCY!
Please don't get it twisted though; I don't mean you shouldn't fast and strive to be holy and all when seeking the face of the Lord; I just mean you shouldn't seek His face feeling like you deserve to be heard cause you have been good or cause you've deprived yourself of some earthly pleasures and you now feel worthy!! WASH!!! Oh well, from now on; my on-the-go prayer shall definitely be "LORD HAVE MERCY ON ME!" I hope you make it yours too.
Enjoy this beautiful heart felt cry by oritsefemi "mercies of the Lord"! This song is quite old but it does justice to my current state of mind and hopefully yours after reading this post! Make sure you sing along!!
Have a mercy filled week people!!
Intro
Mercies of the Lord
Come down now to your children
Na by your mercy oh Lord (2x)
Aanu Oluwa, anu Oluwa sokale lawa omo re nbere
Oritsefemi oh oh!
Chorus
Mercies of the Lord
Come down now to your children
Oh yh, yh
Oh oh uh oh yeah
Anu Oluwa sokale lawa omo re nbere
Na by ur mercy oh Lord
Oh yh yh, oh yh yh
Baba show us love o
Once and for all o
No let us fall o
Baba God we dey beg o
O yh yh yh oritsefemi o
Baba show us love o
No let us fall o
Once and for all o
Baba God I dey beg o
Of the Lord o come down now to your children
Omo I dey beg o
Baba I dey beg o
Anu Oluwa sokale lawa omo re nbere
I dey on my knees o
Jehovah hear my prayer
Mercies of The Lord come down to your children
I know say I no dey worthy
Dirty dey for my body
Anu Oluwa sokale lawa omo re nbere
Mercies of the Lord, come down to your children
I know say I no dey worthy
So have mercy upon me mighty Lord
Anu Oluwa sokale lawa omo re nbere
I know say I no dey worthy Lord
Have mercy on me oh
Chorus
Some people believe say den know much
But den know nothing
My brother be careful of the talent
Jehovah gave to you
If you misuse it, abuse it, you got to lost it
Don't blame no man, it's what you sow
You got to reap
Me I dey cry o, water come finish for my eye o
Brother tell me wetin I go do o
Tell me, tell me wetin I go do o
See me I dey cry o.....
Chorus
Show us your love o
To my family
Show me love oh my baba
For the face of my enemy
Show me love
Inside the music Wey I dey play so
Baba show me love o
Inna me life o
As I dey drive oh baba
Na ur hand I dey
As I dey waka, baba na you dey tell me to waka
As I dey cry so, Baba hear my voice o
As I dey laugh o, come join me
I dey cry.........
Baba show us love
Chorus
Oritsefemi dey cry o
Oritsefemi dey beg o
........
Chorus
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