Do you seek great things for yourself? —Jeremiah 45:5
We know what this guy wants. Our problem is that we are a bit confused about what we want.
Have you ever been in a relationship, perhaps for years and then you realize that you were in it just for what you got from the other person? Have you ever had the reverse situation? Have you heard yourself saying “He (She) doesn’t care about me?
God knows what you feel. It happens to Him all the time. Most of us who claim a relationship with God, if we’re honest, would have to admit our relationship consists of wanting things from Him. Only the most immature relationship is measured by the gifts exchange. And we don’t want to get in a gift giving contest with God.
What He really wants is to share Himself with us. He already knows us better than we know ourselves. He already possesses everything that is or has been or will be.
Why don’t we want God but rather we look for gifts from Him? It’s because we don’t realize that He is everything we could ever need. The key to our relationship with Him is the realization that we have nothing to offer. We can do nothing on our own to satisfy the needs in us. He has it all and is it all. In our surrender is our only hope for the joy fulfilment for which we were created. The gifts of God, as precious as they are, are only deposits on the greatest gift: God himself.
Uncle Sam wants you. God wants you to want Him above all else.
Surrender and be blessed.
Nick
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