{"id":256,"date":"2015-08-03T00:14:11","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T00:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.doinghistime.org\/index.php\/2015\/08\/03\/2015-08-putting-lipstick-on-a-pig\/"},"modified":"2022-05-16T22:22:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T02:22:16","slug":"2015-08-putting-lipstick-on-a-pig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doinghistime.org\/blog\/2015-08-putting-lipstick-on-a-pig\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting Lipstick on a Pig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lots of people give God the heave-ho when things in their lives don\u2019t go according to plan. Prayers are sent upward to Jesus asking Him to bless the business, the kids and to watch over their flight when they take off from JFK. We recite a \u201cwish list\u201d for God to tend to as we clamor about thinking of new things for Him to do for us. The trouble is when things we ask for are rejected or our \u201cwish list\u201d doesn\u2019t come to pass, we say good-bye to Jesus.
When we say adios<\/em> to God because our requests have not been met according to our satisfaction or in our timing, what we have really revealed is that we married God for His money. When we hear that some young babe is dating an 84-year-old wealthy man we arch our eyebrows and say, \u201cTsk, Tsk\u2026she\u2019s only after his money.\u201d Our contempt for this kind of user relationship is as obvious as bellman holding out his hand for a tip after he has deposited our luggage in the hotel room. But how is the voluptuous gold-digger any different than you and I when we only look to God to get us the things we really want on earth? The answer is \u201cnot very much difference\u2026if any.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we say we love Jesus but put conditions on that love, we have married God for His money. If we are saying, \u201cI will serve God if I can just get that promotion\u201d or \u201cIf I can just get paroled, then I will serve Jesus on the outside\u201d we are worshiping what we want from Him and not the Jesus who gave His life for us, unconditionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those things we want more than Jesus are idols, pure and simple. Anything we place higher on our value list replaces the King of the Universe in our lives. Bargaining with God to get what we want, all wrapped up in high-minded theology and well-spoken prayers is just putting lipstick on a pig. You can dress up a pig, put it in an Armani dress and give it a Chanel bag, but in the end, it\u2019s still a pig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our relationship with Jesus must be built on loving Him for who He is, NOT what He can do for us. He has already done the maximum by giving His life. What more do we really need\u2026seriously!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lots of people give God the heave-ho when things in their lives don\u2019t go according to plan. Prayers are sent upward to Jesus asking Him to bless the business, the kids and to watch over their flight when they take off from JFK. We recite a \u201cwish list\u201d for God to tend to as we clamor about thinking of new … <\/p>\n

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