Last night I cried out to God "All I need is You Lord, please just give me more of You!"
As though i were speaking to someone sitting right there with me, I felt His presence. No, I didn't hear a voice, just a very clear certainty that the Spirit of God just placed His answer on my heart. His response was instant:
"Then give Me more of you"
Of course, I thought! After all, it is a relationship right?
Reciprocity is essential in order for a truly healthy relationship to be established and thrive. How can I love without giving?
The two are directly linked... Have you ever loved someone without the desire to give?!
I couldn't imagine calling such a thing "love"!
This brought my mind back to a conversation Justin and I had only days before, concerning someone in our life that is an unbeliever. We were talking about how God completely changes believers, and the affects it has had on us. Personally, I didn't know what I was getting myself in to when God changed me. I just wanted to be close to Him and so I asked Him to draw near to me, and forgive me for what I've done that is not pleasing to Him. Thats when He started to slowly strip away the worldly (sinful) desires of my heart. I look back now and I'm amazed! So you can imagine my reaction when Justin said to me "she doesn't want God because she doesn't want to change her lifestyle, she doesn't understand that when we trust in Jesus, He takes our old desires away and turns those old selfish desires into *selfless desires. These desires are significantly more fulfilling to our soul and to our purpose in life than anything we thought made us happy before:)
So in all actuality, it feels natural to do good and it is very fulfilling! People struggle with understanding this until it happens to them personally. My prayer is that you will give Jesus a chance, you won't be sorry, you'll be saved! And finally find true happiness that can never be taken away.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!".
2 Corinthians 5:7
Awesome :)
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