stop treating God like your genie.
how often do you go to God because you want Him - not because you want something from Him?
in this episode, i unpack how we can fall into the trap of treating God like a genie: someone to grant our wishes rather than worship as our holy, sovereign Father. i share my own story of idolising my desires and seeing God as a means to an end - and how that mindset left me spiritually stagnant.
but here’s the truth: God loves us too much to give us everything we ask for.
His blessings are in accordance with His will, not ours. and when we live in surrender, we experience transformation far beyond what we could ever imagine.
what i talk about:
✨ why treating God like a genie is dangerous to your faith
✨ how God’s sovereignty works above human desires
✨ the destructive nature of the human heart and why God withholds certain things
✨ practical ways to shift your mindset from self-serving to God-serving
✨ why God’s rejection is often His protection
scriptures i mention:
jeremiah 17:9 – "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?"
proverbs 3:5-6 – "trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths."
james 4:3 – "you ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions."
isaiah 55:8-9 – "for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord."
psalm 46:10 – "be still, and know that I am God."
exodus 32:1-4 – the story of the golden calf.
romans 12:2 – "do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind."
00:00 - how often do you treat God like a genie?
05:15 - how i idolised my desires
12:30 - God’s blessings are in accordance with His will
19:10 - the destructive nature of the human heart
25:45 - laziness and pride
32:20 - the golden calf
38:50 - shift your heart posture to true worship
46:00 - steps to stop treating God like a genie
52:10 - surrender leads to transformation
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