All tagged Desire
We are inclined to reach out to God when we are in need, and rightly so, but is that the only time we do so? God is our provider, protector, Lord who establishes laws, and many other such things, but He wants more than these official responsibilities; He wants to be our friend, and our companion. Do you walk with the Lord? Do you seek to know not only what He is, and what He will do for you, but who He is? Have you allowed God to be your friend and companion?
When you pray do you refer to God as your Father? When you call Him by this name is it an official title, or a loving one? Sometimes we get confused about who a father is intended to be, and think to give him our respect without remembering to love him. We treat him as the head of the household, but lose sight of how much we love him and he loves us. Do we treat God the Father as a King, or do we love Him with all our heart?
Are we at war within ourselves? Is our family arguing and in disarray? Are we in constant chaos across the world? Why is this so, and what can we do about it? How can we bring peace and calm to ourselves and the world around us? The secret of course, is to turn to God, and allow Him to provide for us, and to let Him remove the struggling passions and greed within us. The solution is to lean on Him and be happy; to ask for His provision and be satisfied in it.
Are you happy? By this I mean are you confident with your life to the point of being blissful and happy without nary a care, or unfulfilled desire... like a child whose parent loves and cares for them perfectly? Do you think this is even possible? Well, in God and Jesus Christ it is more than possible, but you must give all your cares over to God, and place all your desire in Jesus... knowing you are Theirs like family, and that They will watch over you.
Are we waiting on the return of Jesus Christ? I’m not talking about saying “come quickly Lord Jesus” in one breath, and then at the next moment saying “but not right now.” I am speaking of the longing of your spirit for the imminent return of the Lord... as if you were a child awaiting gifts on Christmas morning.
Do you tell God what you actually want, or need, when you come to Him in prayer? Perhaps you don’t really know yourself, you just know that you are hurting, or that you are in distress. Depression is such an illness. We don’t know why we feel this way, and yet we do. Most of the time though you know what it is, but God always wants you to tell Him. He wants you to take the time to understand your own needs, and to determine if what you desire is something within His will for you... and then call out to Him.