We are driven by desires. We strive to get to a better
place with our lives. We want more comfort, better living conditions, plenty of
affluence and influence. While none of this is wrong, our desire for God is
more important in this life and beyond.
Yesterday, I met with two young ladies. We’ll call them
Becky and Chelsea. They’re smart, beautiful, and full of purpose. They are
highly successful in their own careers and they’re modest about their
achievements. Both of them have traveled the world and lived overseas
extensively, helping people that are less fortunate. Chelsea is a property
manager but her real passion is to work with new immigrants giving them job
skills and other valuable support; introducing them to our God. Becky has a
booming business but she is constantly looking for ways to help others. Her
dream is to have a restoration center healing God’s servants from around the
world! Their love for God and His people is impeccable! What inspired me about
these ladies is that they love life to the fullest but they also love God with
their whole heart. As a matter of fact, everything they do is an overflow of
their obedient commitment to Christ. My friends are marked for success!
I believe every human being is born with a God-shaped
void in their hearts. We try to fill it up with busyness, relationships,
building ourselves a name, fame, and a fortune. Climbing the corporate ladder
is great but make sure it’s not leaning against the wrong wall. How we get
there, and what we do when we arrive, make all the difference. The same is true
in raising a family, growing a business, or even serving God in the ministry.
Martha was busy ministering for
Jesus. Mary ministered to Jesus. Mary
was preferred! Nothing can fill the void in your life that only God can. He has
reserved all the right to our love and affection. He laid His life down to
express His love for us. Do you desire more for God as you do for material
things in life?
My kids have three cats! I was out of my mind to allow
them three kittens (they grow)! Seriously, they’re cute and they add a lot of
joy. Fang is always getting into mischief. I have to get on to her more than
the other two. However, it is Fang who jumps onto my couch every morning and
cuddles with me while I’m having my tea and reading my Bible. She likes to do
that throughout the day. I like all of our cats but Fang gets preferred
treatment because of her affection for me. Many Christians go to God only when
they have a need. There’s nothing wrong with asking God for stuff. But if our
relationship is based on getting and not giving, then we’re living too shallow.
In the Bible, we find David always having a desire for
more of God. He rose early in the morning to seek after Him. He took time to
recall the blessings He received from God. He magnified God while he was
surrounded by his enemies. David made God’s name famous. In return, in spite of
his humble background, God made him the king of Israel and called David a man
after His own heart. What about you? Do you have any conversation with God that
does not involve your benefit? Do you ever ask God, “What you can do for you?”
Do you actively seek for ways that will make His name great? Do you have a
bucket list of what you want to do for God? You have goals for your own family
and personal career but do you have a goal for your spiritual development?
These questions are not to make you feel bad but if we don’t have a desire to
live more for God, we’re not living life to our highest potential.
Let’s become lovers of God. He owns it all except our
hearts. The Holy Spirit is a Gentleman. He will not occupy what you don’t
surrender. It’s great to have goals and dreams and accumulate stuff but I’ve
never seen a U-Haul behind a hearse! Nothing wrong in making a name or having
fame but there’s nothing right doing it without God. Talk to Him regularly.
Read His love letters, the Bible, to you. Know Him and make His name known to
the world. Let’s be like my friends Becky and Chelsea and desire more for God.
King David always made time for God, so can we. Like our cat if we get cozy
with God, our lives will go better for us. Friends, I challenge you to desire
more for God. When we live a God-pleasing life, everything else will automatically
fall in place. God wants you. How much of God do you desire?
“As the deer
pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God” (Psalm 42:1
NIV).
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