“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jer. 29:13
“Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts. My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you.” Isa. 26:8-9
This past month God has been teaching me what it really means to seek after Him, not for what I can gain but for Him alone.
So often the time I spend with God each day is only to bring to Him all of my wants and needs.
Yes, God desires to meet my needs and hear about my struggles but he also longs for true fellowship with me.
God wants to share His heart with me. Just as He knows my thoughts, desires, hopes, and dreams, He also wants to reveal to me who He really is.
A truly close and intimate relationship is one in which both people involved are willing to give of themselves, holding nothing back from each other.
If I am only concerned with my own wants and need I will never fully experience a close fellowship with Jesus.
I must be willing to humble enter into His presence and just be still before Him allowing Him to speak to my heart. My whole being should be devoted to knowing all that He is and what He desires for me to be.
To pursue means to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish a goal.
“God, teach me how to pursue You and You alone with my whole heart and life. Let my only goal be to seek your presence.”
May the following words become my desire as I learn to follow after Christ
Strip everything away till all I have is You
Undo the veils till all I see is You
I will pursue You
I will Pursue Your presence
I’m pressing in to You
so do not pass me by
I’m breaking through the boundaries
I will not be denied.
Open my eyes, search me inside
I can’t live without Your presence
—Pursuit by Daniel Bashta
—School of Discipleship student
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