How Dare?

     This is not really an article that I'm wanting to write, but I've seen it happen time and again and the Spirit wants it shared, so here goes~
     Many times people feel down and out, they believe that they have nothing in life except God! (I'm wondering if that's such a bad thing? I mean, "except God"!) They reach the point where they say that "there's nothing they can do except pray"!
     Okay, so aren't we supposed to be praying in all things anyway? Aren't we supposed to have faith? Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 Aren't we supposed to seek His kingdom first in all things? Okay, well never mind, that's all a whole 'nother article.
     This article is about the fact that people pray and pray when they are sad, depressed, lonely, broke, or need help in general, right? Then when they get their answered prayer, they are so thankful that they serve God with their whole hearts! Right? Wrong! They praise Him in the town square or at the water fountain at work for the rest of their lives? Wrong!
     From what I've observed as soon as "people's fortunes change" and they have received their answered prayer they quickly turn to more pressing things than praising God or even praying now that they aren't in "need". Now it's time to enjoy whatever it is that God has sent their way, a new love interest, more money, a new job, a new house, a new car...whatever it is, it seems to take up their full energy.
     Don't get me wrong, there are a few people that don't forget God and what He's done for them, but a large group of people do! I would believe that more people forget to witness to the generous loving nature of God than there are who remember.
     See this article is very "cynic", but it bothers me to see people begging God to do something and then when He does, they forget Him until they need a "Genie" in their pocket again. God is no genie in a pocket! He won't even fit in a pocket! He is the great Creator of all things! He holds the universe together! How dare we forget Him until He's "needed again"?! How dare we treat Him with such disregard? How dare we put the answered prayer before the great and loving Father that answers our prayer?!
     Okay, that's it~ I'm through~ until God stirs this again!