If you want to meet with God, you don’t have to wait until you have done this or that. I would never have become an evangelist, never seen a miracle of healing if God had waited until I was perfect before He answered my prayers. I call on God, He deals with me where I am. That’s why I was healed, not because I was ‘holy’. What God looks at is the deep desire of your heart.
I was asked once, ‘How many hours a day do you pray? How much do you read the Bible?’ The truth is, there are some days when I can hardly pray, because I’m tired, exhausted, I’m travelling. If I’m coming from Siberia, there are thirty-six hours in my day! Even the young men find it difficult to keep up with my punishing travelling/preaching schedule. Yes, believe me, when I’m in a crisis, I do fast and pray! But in some crises when I’m travelling and ministering, I just can’t fast – but God is right there in my crisis. We’ve got to search for God and find Him right where we are! We have a covenant relationship with God. It’s not simply based on our faith which is weak and can fail, but a covenant which cannot fail or be broken. When you come to Christ, you enter into a covenant relationship with God, signed and sealed by the Blood of Christ.
Finding God Where You Are: The Power of Covenant Over Perfection
If you want to connect with God, you do not have to wait until you reach a certain standard of perfection or complete a specific checklist. God meets people exactly where they are, responding to a sincere heart rather than flawless religious performance.
Core Insight: Divine intervention and healing are not earned through personal holiness; they are gifts of grace triggered by a deep, authentic desire for God.
Moving Past Performance-Based Faith
Many believers struggle with the pressure of performance-based faith, often asking questions like:
How many hours a day should I pray?
How much of the Bible do I need to read daily?
While spiritual disciplines are vital, rigid rules fail to account for the realities of life – such as exhaustion, intensive travel schedules, and physical limitations.
During demanding seasons consistent fasting and extended prayer may be physically impossible. However, God remains fully present in times of crisis, regardless of physical exhaustion. Spiritual maturity means learning to seek and find God right where you are.