The Difference Between Begging and Believing

In preparing to write about the difference between begging and believing I heard the Lord say the following statement. “Begging and pleading is not pleasing, because it is not believing.” I am a strong believer that when we present a need to our Lord it is to be with thanksgiving on our tongues and never with begging. Why? To answer this question, let’s look at the difference between begging and believing.

The spiritual tone between begging and believing is huge. Begging steams from insecurity, and in this case stems from a lack of confidence. God’s Word teaches us how we are to approach God with a need in Hebrews 4:16, (NKJV) “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” We are to approach God with boldness being confident in His mercy and grace. The biblical meaning of Mercy is the gift of God’s undeserved kindness and compassion. Right here, we see the difference between begging and believing stems from our understanding of the nature and character of our Jesus. He is full of kindness and compassion for us. Where does this kindness and compassion towards us stem from. Other than the very foundation of the nature of Jesus is kindness and compassion, it also stems from His personal experience living on this earth as a human being for a time, “For we do not have a High Priest Who is unable to understand and sympathize and have a shared feeling with our weaknesses and infirmities and liability to the assaults of temptation, but One Who has been tempted in every respect as we are, yet without sinning.” Heb. 4:15, (AMPC). Jesus knows how difficult life on this earth can be for us. To repeat myself, begging stems from insecurity, while the foundation of believing God is His mercy and grace towards us.

Here is a personal example from my own life what begging and believing God looks like. As a young mama and believer in Jesus my third baby was wanting to be born earlier his expected due date. And being confronted with all these negative reports, this young mama and believer was on her knees begging and pleading God not to take my baby prematurely. As I grew in my understanding about the very nature of Jesus I found myself in a horrific situation with my 8^th child (my 5^th adopted son, Marcos who died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) I no longer was begging God for the life of my child, I was activating my confidence in the very nature of my Jesus and commanding that spirit of premature death off of my baby. And I did not stop until not only did he come back to life, but all dead body parts were recreated and functioning for the glory of God. This is the difference between begging and believing.

Dear Holy Spirit,

Hover over each reader of this article, help them to see the revelational truth between begging and believing. Help them to discover Your true nature of mercy and grace, and to become bold and confident before you when they present a need to you with thanksgiving and not begging and pleading on their tongues. Amen.

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