Christ in Luke 6:24 relays a sobering statement about those who refuse to listen to His voice or live by His demands and yet still call Him their Lord.

You cannot serve both God and money.” A master is anything that enslaves us and when it comes to worldly adoration He uses money as an example of anything that we love more than God.

Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. In Matthew 6:24 Jesus plainly said, “No one can serve two masters. We desire to live independently while proclaiming to be a Christian but fail to comprehend we cannot manage both successfully. We want Him to help us and deliver us from our problems, but often are not willing to lay down our will so that we can embrace His. Many pray that God will have mercy on them, but invest little effort to be transformed by the renewing of their mind. Adam and Eve chose to live according to their ideas despite God’s warnings and sadly this rebellious attitude is alive and well today and can only be harnessed through continuous spiritual warfare. Our emotions couldn't care less if we are spiritually wandering out in left field wearing a blindfold as long as our will can remain in control of our decisions.

The few who become serious and take the time to fast and pray for discernment will discover the sobering truth that our depravity defends disobedience with denial. Though rarely mentioned, our carnal nature is so deceptive and rebellious that it’s common for people to believe that God is not paying attention to what we say or do. It’s not a secret that most people want all that God has, but rarely consider what God demands from us. The topic of the human will being surrendered to God is the foundation of the Christian life and yet there has never been a more unpopular subject. Many fail to understand the Bible is not just a dialogue between real people who lived many years ago, but it is also a living revelation meant to speak to the heart of the listener today. Jesus is quoted in Luke 22:42, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine be done.” I sense a burden this week to talk about the danger of living however we want instead of obeying what God is saying. You see, no matter what we have been taught, abandoning our will to God is not an option for those who seek to be an overcomer for His glory. God’s general will is His Word and knowing the divine wisdom of His knowledge reveals who He is and what He demands from us.

The god is not willing