IT IS NEAR

"The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth."         Psalm 145.18

Calling out to Him is not enough. You must call out to Him with all of your soul, you must pour out your heart and present conviction without holding anything back. It is just like expressing sincere love for someone.

THE MAN WHO CRIED OUT

"This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles."     Psalm 34.6

Faith doesn't always attain answers because it may be contaminated with everyday doubts. However, when in distress, when the soul is in complete affliction, pure faith manifests itself and obtains answers. 

But God has chosen

"But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are..." 1 Corinthians 1.27-28

There are seven billion people on Earth. But only those who are humble are truly chosen by God. Those who are arrogant, haughty, pretentious, wise in their own eyes, think they are powerful; overall, those who consider themselves strong and able are unsuccessful.
Oh how happy are those who are chosen!

IN TRUTH

"The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth."      Psalm 145.18

A person may be covered in sin, but if their prayer is honest, transparent and true, he will be heard and answered in due time. The Lord hates deception, hypocrisy and deceit.
Yet He loves to hear a sincere prayer.
To call upon Him in truth means to call upon Him with sincerity.

FALTERING THOUGHTS

"And Elijah came to all the people, and said, “How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.” But the people answered him not a word."        1 Kings 18.21

In general, the biggest problem Christians have is an undefined faith.
Despite professing a Christian faith, this is not possible in their everyday life because they are missing the power of the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Only those who are sealed with the Holy Spirit are definite in their position before God, the world and the devil. They do not falter between two thoughts.  

ABRAHAM

"Get out of your country, From your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you."            Genesis 12.1

The first words God said to Abraham before making him a blessing was "Get out....".
God could not execute His plan through Abraham while he maintained any kind of  relationship with his family's pagan costumes.  
The same happens today. How can someone be born of water and the Holy Spirit if they remain involved with the idolatrous customs of the society they live in?
Those who want to be a blessing must leave behind the curse of sin.

THE KICK OF THE UNGRATEFUL

"But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked. You grew fat, you grew thick, you are obese! Then he forsook God who made him and scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation."      Deuteronomy 32.15

Horses and mules are usually docile animals. But, when threatened, they often start kicking.
The same is true about those who are ungrateful. They arrive at the UCKG in tears, wounded, torn, without a family, without friends, without anyone... Little by little, their wounds are healed, their lives are restored, they become successful, their families' are restored, etc.
But, once they have what they want, they soon forget how they arrived. They grow fat and start kicking.