A sua fé está no pastor ou em Jesus?

a si mesmo, Peça a Deus,

This scene may be very familiar to you: after the service, a queue of people asking the pastor for more prayers forms. Many of them will ask for something that was already determined during the meeting. Why does it happen?

The reasons can be several, but the main one, according to Bishop Edir Macedo, is the need that many have to rely on someone else’s faith. They think that the prayer they say is not so powerful and that they need something more. “This attitude of depending on someone shows that you don’t believe in God. In fact, you believe in the pastor’s faith and that his belief will benefit you. But what is easier: asking him to ask God for you, or go directly to the Lord?”, asked the bishop during a live message on Facebook.

Cristiane Cardoso participated in the broadcast and added another reason why many insist on the attitude. “Sometimes, the person does not feel worthy of talking to God, he thinks that the pastor has more faith, more communion with Him, and that is why he will be heard. The devil is the one who blows these ideas away from God and puts other people between you and Him.”

Consequences

When a Christian is dependent on others, he is being religious and harming himself , since his life is at a standstill because he does not invest in the development of faith and relationship with God. “The person cannot solve his problems , because he does not use the right he has to approach God. No problem is solved that way, you cannot invest in feelings, nor in dependence on people, but in the relationship with God” , warned Cristiane.

How to change?

Thoughts and attitudes like these are only overcome through faith in God’s Word . Is written:

“And whatever you ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” (John 14:13)

“Overcome the feeling of not being worthy by believing and affirming that you have this right, in the name of Jesus, as it is written. Thus, you use faith and please God”, adds Cristiane.

Your faith cannot be supported by people, churches, or anything other than the Word of God and the Lord Jesus . To learn how to commune with Him, attend School of Faith meetings held every Wednesday at your local Help Center .