Are you seeking great things for yourself? Not seeking to become a great man or woman, but seeking great gifts from God? God wants your relationship with him to be closer than a relationship based on receiving his gifts. He wants you to get to know him. Nothing is easier than getting into a right relationship with God, except when you\u2019re only looking for what you can get out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If, in your walk in faith, you\u2019ve only come as far as asking God for blessings, you haven\u2019t begun to approach full abandonment to him. You\u2019ve become a Christian, but you\u2019ve become one on your own terms rather than his. \u201cI asked God for the Holy Spirit,\u201d you say, \u201cbut he did not give me the peace I expected.\u201d God puts his finger on the reason at once: you aren\u2019t seeking him at all; you\u2019re seeking things for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus says, \u201cAsk and it will be given to you\u201d (Luke 11:9). You cannot ask if you are not asking for a right thing. Are you asking God for the great gift of the Holy Spirit? If he has not given it, it is because you are not abandoned enough: there is still something you will not do. Are you prepared to ask yourself what you want from God and why you want it? \u201cYour Father knows what you need before you ask him\u201d (Matthew 6:8). Then why ask? So that you may get to know him. When you draw near to God, you will stop asking for anything other than him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
God ignores present perfection for ultimate perfection. He isn\u2019t concerned about making you blessed and happy right now. He is working out his ultimate perfection: \u201cThat they may be one as we are one\u201d (John 17:11).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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