Saturday, October 24, 2015

Do I really Desire God? or am I just Crazy?

I delight in the Lord always... but do I give Him each day? Do I devout myself to Him always? Sadly I would have to admit that I not always have.
In a conversation with a good friend of mine I was told a true story about a two pastors, one was a Youth Pastor, and the other the Head Pastor. For the sake of flow we will call the Youth Pastor Steve, and the Head Pastor Rick.
Steve had been working at the church for a couple months, in these months he had been observing and talking with Rick. Which is completely understandable seeing as Rick was a bit of a mentor for him. Rick had been in Ministry for quite some time now and was very wise and serious about his job and faith. But Steve couldn't understand how Rick's life and faith were so perfectly intertwined and in-tune with each other. So he approached Rick and asked,
"How is you faith so solid? Please what is the secret"
Rick responded with a smile and said, "I just seek God."
Steve shrugged and moved on, but it kept eating away at him, Rick's response was not sufficient enough for him. One day Steve could not resist it, it was eating away at him to know what Rick's secret was.
He confronted Rick in his office, "Rick, what is your secret?! Please I want to know"
Rick replied, "Do you really want to know?"
"YES!"
Rick continued, "I watch little to no TV, and rarely use my phone other then calling, instead for my entertainment, I read through the New Testament every week, from beginning to end. I made this commitment ever since I started in ministry and have not wavered from it since."

Remember this is a true story. You see Steve saw something in Rick, something that truthfully I fully believe all Christians should have and want. Unfortunately so many Christians see no issue with not having it... What I am getting at is we have a God who has created the universe, who has named each star, who provides rain for the plants, who knows, can do, and sees all things. A God who loved His creation of man so much that He came and lived on top of a box and in the shape of a cloud for years, who came and sacrificed His own son for our sake. Here's the catch though... He has, is and does all these things, and we can't bother to spend time with Him each day.
Now we might look at this story and think "The whole New Testament in a whole week?! That is insane!" But is it really? I someone once told me that for devotions each morning they read 4 chapters of the Bible, 2 in the Old and 2 in the New Testament. Another person then turned around and said "That is crazy." I didn't take note of it, completely forgot about the comment until recently when I started taking my own devotional life more seriously... the comment of "That's crazy" well personally I think that comment is "Crazy!". When we read scripture we see verses like;
"But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night" (Psalm 1:2)

"I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; I ponder the work of your hands." (Psalm 143:5)

And many more like this. So really, if I am going to call myself a Christian, someone who follows, loves and seeks the God of all things... an hour a day is the least amount of time asked for to be spent with Him!
Now hear me out when I say that if you truly are a Christian, you probably are out of a desire for God, and so really, truly if you desire Him, that hour will seem like nothing, you will begin to crave more, want more. I know people who spend up to five hours just in prayer and mediation on Scripture, why? Because they want to, the desire to, because they love the Lord their God with all their heart and all their understanding.
But oh yeah... your busy....
This has not been a Blog post out of judgement, but out of accountability for not only you brothers and sisters, but also for myself. I am as guilty of "I am busy" excuse as the next. 
God desires "Steadfast love" (Hosea 6:6) and how do we show that? Through sacrifice, desire, and a love for Him, and how is that shown? not only be showing others His grace and further His kingdom, but also by seeking His truth and knowledge through your personal, daily time with Him.
So look at your life... are you "To Busy" for Him? If so, if you truly love Him... what do you need to place upon the alter and sacrifice to draw close and spend more time with Him. God doesn't want "Busy", He wants "Here I am Lord, send me!" (Isaiah 6:8)

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