Which one are you  ?

It is my great joy to connect with you again through this text.
Last time, I spoke to you about the attitude we should have when we stumble in our walk with God.

Today, I would like you to be able to imagine being hungry with me. Yes, I love to eat.

Imagine being starving after a long day at work, and the only thing you can eat is an old plate of rice that's been sitting in the fridge for a while.

Before we continue, I'd like you to visualize my scenario.
So, feeling incredibly hungry, you decide to take that meal, even though it's stale, and put it in the microwave to heat it up.
Three to five minutes later, it's time. The moment has come to take your meal out of the microwave and savor it with great appetite. So, you quickly approach the microwave, and with a decisive movement, you open the door. There, you see steam rising from your dish; your eyes sparkle. All day, you've been waiting for this moment. You grab the plate, which is piping hot, but you barely feel the heat because you're so hungry. 

Enough chit-chat, you need to tackle your meal with the utmost passion, so you take your spoon, plunge it into the rice like a shovel into the sand, and guide it towards your mouth. The rice touches your tongue and then comes the disappointment: your rice is cold, it hasn't heated up at all. The microwave heated the plate, but not the food on it. 

Disappointed, you decide to eat anyway; after all, you're still hungry, and some cold meal isn't going to satisfy your hunger. Besides, you remember that the Bible says to nourish our flesh and take care of it. (Ephesians 5:29)

I'm sure that just imagining this scene disgusts you, and you want to know why I asked you to imagine such an atrocity. (That's putting it mildly, of course.)

Well, simply because we very often use the microwave to save time, but sometimes we're disappointed in the end, whereas with a conventional oven, it certainly takes much longer, but the result is usually perfect.
Therefore, a parallel can be drawn with the children of God.

On the one hand, there are those who believe they don't need a mentor, a father figure, in short, any kind of guide. I call them "microwaves."
They are easily exposed, and when you see them, they give off a pious, fiery appearance, when in most cases their hearts are cold, like a plate of rice whose surface (appearance) is scalding hot, but whose contents (the heart, the inner self) are cold.
What good is it, then, to serve God, to be the holiest of all saints, if our lives don't reflect God inwardly? If we don't walk according to God's Word?
All this because, eager to move quickly, we haven't taken the time to work on our hearts.

Matthew 7:21-23  : “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’”

Wanting to walk without a Father is akin to rebellion. God himself calls the Israelites rebels when they strayed from the path Moses showed them.

Exodus 32:9  : “The Lord added, ‘I have seen that this people is a rebellious people…’”

On the other hand, there are those who, like Elisha, decide to take the time to train themselves, to grow under the spiritual guidance of a servant of God who will impart the fundamentals and help them work on their hearts. Thus, at the time of their exposure, their outwardly vibrant appearance will simply be a reflection of their inner selves.

I call these people “Conventional Ovens” because a meal cooked in a conventional oven, while taking time, when set correctly, yields perfect results.
Think about it: Elisha would never have received the double portion if he hadn't chosen to submit to Elijah and learn from him ( 2 Kings 2:9-15 ). 

In most cases, our works will always raise questions about our origins, our place of origin, our Father.
Even Jesus was asked where his Father was.

John 8:19  : “So they said to him, ‘Where is your father?’”

In light of everything I've just said, several questions can be raised, including: 

Why do some people not want a father/mentor? What are the consequences of not having a father? Is being "microwaved" irreversible? Can we begin?

Microwave and then conventional oven and vice versa?

The answers to these questions will be covered in upcoming articles. So, stay tuned for more!

See you soon.

God Bless🙏🏾

#Dave Jr