Do You Want To or Do You Have To?

Scripture Reading - Psalms 42:1,2 "As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?"

Have you ever done something for someone because you were prodded by someone or something? You know what I'm talking about, you went ahead and done it but, your heart was just not in it. Do you remember how your heart felt. Now lets put the shoe on the other foot. Have you ever had someone do something for you half-heartily? The whole time you know that they are just going through the motions. We sometimes forget that God is omniscient, that means He knows all. He knows the very intent of our heart. There is no fooling Him. He takes no pleasure in anything that is done in a half-hearted way towards Him. As I read today's scripture, I ask myself and I ask you, could I or you for that matter have written that passage? Do we seek and desire God as a deer desires and seeks water? Does our soul thirst for God? Only God and ourselves know the answer to that questions. If our motives and desire toward God are pure and ever present, then praise the Lord. We are practicing the great truth of drawing near to God and having Him draw near to us if that is the case. But, if we are not really living that way, how do we change it? I believe the Lord will constantly reveal areas of our lives that need fixing if we seek Him as we should. What is important is when these things are revealed to us, that we actually seek the Lord for a plan to fix them and that we then execute the plan. Tell God you aren't seeking Him like the psalmist in Psalms 42:1,2. Be honest with Him, He knows all anyway. Ask Him to cause you to desire Him more than you desire your next breath. Your time could not be better spent.

Be Blessed and Live in the NOW!!!