Microwave Mentality

Microwave Mentality Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2 NLT When I became a believer, I tried to bring my “microwave mentality” into the faith. I wanted and expected that God would give me everything immediately. But faith in God does not work like microwave popcorn. Faith involves a hunger for God, boldness and tenacity. One would need to thirst for God like a deer pants for water (Psalm 42:1). And when we taste and see that God is good, I can tell you that nothing else will satisfy. I like the old saying, "You can't put the cart before the horse." There has to be an order to things. And this verse reveals that one cannot find the will of the Father until one has laid down his or her desire for worldly ways and picked up a penchant for God's ways. When we renew our minds through the word of God, with prayer and with fasting, we place ourselves in a position to be transformed by God. If we stick to God and allow him to change us, on His schedule, we gain clarity in regards to the Father's will. Believe me when I say His clock seems to work a bit slower than our own. But God isn’t slow as many might think. He is patiently working things out for our good, bringing us into maturity. There is no such thing as Instant Christianity. Faith in God is always an endurance race, never a sprint. In regards to faith, Paul said that he runs the race free of worldly entanglements and with perseverance (Hebrews 12:1). And Jesus said that those that persevere to the end, they will be saved (Matthew 24:13). If you let go of the "I want it now" sort of mentality and hang on to God just long enough, I think you will find what you are looking for, and more.