Mistake: Spiritual Laziness

This mistake is the reason why many Christians will never get healed by faith.  They aren’t serious enough about God and His Word.

Jesus said in Matthew 11:12, “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.”  This does not mean that only commandos get blessings, but it does mean that you can’t sit around with a ho-hum attitude and receive God’s blessings.  If you’re not serious about getting healed, you might as well resign yourself to staying sick.  You can wish for something and not do anything about it, and nothing will change.  If you really want something, you’ll do something about getting it.

Jesus rebuked the Laodicean pastor for being lukewarm and urged him to be zealous and repent.  He threatened to vomit him out of His mouth if he did not do so (Revelation 3:16).  (The word translated spue in the King James literally means to vomit.  It is not a nice word.)  Jesus looks with great displeasure upon lukewarmness.  If He threatened to puke the Laodicean pastor for it under the New Covenant, we know that He feels the same way about lukewarmness today.  Yecch.  By the way, He was not threatening his personal salvation (or anyone else’s) for being lukewarm.  We are saved by grace through faith, not by being “hot” enough.  He was threatening to remove the pastor from that church.

James said that the effectual fervent prayer of the righteous avails much (James 5:16).  He did not say that the lukewarm, half-hearted prayer of the righteous would avail anything.  He did promise that a double-minded prayer would not be answered (James 1:5-8).

If you relate to God by calling Him as you would call 911 in a crisis, you will never receive God’s blessings with any consistency.  When you do, it will be because of His mercy.  God wants you to walk with Him, not use Him as a quick fix when you need help.  What do you think of people who only call you when they want to get something out of you?

If you do not take the time to read the Word for yourself concerning healing, you may bounce from healing service to healing service around the country and never get healed!  God will do His part, but He will not do your part.  He gave you His Word and it is your responsibility to study it and believe it.

Do not be lazy (slothful).  “And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”  (Hebrews 6:11-12).