{"id":58957,"date":"2009-02-12T07:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=58957"},"modified":"2023-02-12T07:55:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T13:55:09","slug":"quick-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/quick-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tby Shane Williams
\nvia The Lilbourn Light, Vol. 8, No. 11, March 2008.\n

\"\"Some people pray only after a catastrophe. This “quick fix” mentality sees God mainly as a problem solver. When solutions come, God may or may not be thanked. After that, He is more or less forgotten until the next crisis.<\/p>\n

Psalm 106 contains a serious warning against dismissing God from our lives — as if that were possible.<\/p>\n

Israel had a tendency to take the Lord’s mercies for granted. God called this action “rebellion” (Psalm 106:7). The Psalmist then talks about what happened after God had done such wonderful things for them (parting the Red Sea, defeating their enemies, etc.).<\/p>\n

“They soon forgot His works; they did not wait for His counsel, but lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tested God in the desert. And He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul<\/em>” (Psalm 106:13-15).<\/p>\n

They ended up with malnourished souls because they chose to ignore Him. What a lesson for us!<\/p>\n

We should anticipate great things from God, but don’t expect Him to just be there when you are having a difficult time. Instead, we should be the ones who are eager to fulfill His Will.<\/p>\n

God is not one that we simply dismiss when our needs are met, like a slave. He is not <\/b>there to serve us. Rather we are here to serve Him. Let us cling to Him as if our lives depended on it because, in fact, they do!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Shane Williams via The Lilbourn Light, Vol. 8, No. 11, March 2008. Some people pray only after a catastrophe. This “quick fix” mentality sees God mainly as a problem solver. When solutions come, God may or may not be thanked. After that, He is more or less forgotten until the next crisis. Psalm 106…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[1531],"class_list":["post-58957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-prayer"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62324,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-eternal-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":58957,"position":0},"title":"The Eternal God","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 24, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Romans 11:25-36 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Imagine going back to the early days of this country and trying to explain the marvels of our time to someone living then. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Explain how we get around by automobiles: \u201cWell, they are kind-of like carriages, but there are no horses. They\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sermon"","block_context":{"text":"Sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/sermon\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":62200,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-difference-one-can-make\/","url_meta":{"origin":58957,"position":1},"title":"The Difference One Can Make","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 22, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Esther 4 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In studying Proverbs, I came across one verse that stood out to me - Proverbs 28:2 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When a country is given over to sin, they tend to go through rulers rapidly \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Israel exemplifies this. 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Hamilton Text: Psalms 100 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There is a psalm which is specifically titled as one to be used for thanksgiving or during a thank offering, it is Psalms 100 II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What you should do ... \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Shout joyfully to the Lord \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Some things are not meant to be kept\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":51184,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-character-of-the-wicked\/","url_meta":{"origin":58957,"position":3},"title":"The Character of the Wicked","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalm 10 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is there any doubt that wicked people live in the world? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We see the evidence daily in our news. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We have direct contact more often than we could wish \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0And then we wonder, as did the Psalmist, why doesn\u2019t God do something\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":55837,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/did-the-father-abandon-jesus-on-the-cross\/","url_meta":{"origin":58957,"position":4},"title":"Did the Father Abandon Jesus on the Cross?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 16, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"by Maurice Barnett The theological doctrine that the Father abandoned Jesus while on the cross is based on the following: First, the\u00a0imputation theory\u00a0that all of man's sins were\u00a0transferred\u00a0to Jesus while He was on the Cross; God was so enraged against sin that when Jesus became sin-laden on the Cross, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/cross.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":39493,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/a-psalm-of-penitence\/","url_meta":{"origin":58957,"position":5},"title":"A Psalm of Penitence","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 14, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalm 51:10-17 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There are several psalms which deal with sorrow over sin and repentance: Psalms 6, 32, 38, 51, 102, and 143. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The context is given at the beginning of Psalm 51 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0David was a man dedicated to God. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Though he was told at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58957\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}