01/07 - What is it God Wants From You?
“Whoever hears my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me.” John 14:21
He wants the same thing you want. He wants to be loved. He wants intimacy with you. Yes, he wants your obedience but only when it flows out of a heart filled with love for him. Following hard after Jesus is the hearts natural response when it has been captured and has fallen deeply in love with him.
You’ve probably heard that there is in every human heart a place that only God alone can fill. Author George MacDonald said, “There is also a chamber in the heart of God where none can enter but the one, the individual”. You. You were meant to fill a place in the heart of God no one and nothing else can fill. He longs for you.
God wants to live this life together with you, to share in your days and decisions, your desires and disappointments. He wants intimacy with you in the midst of the madness and mundane, the meetings and memos, the laundry and lists,and your projects and pain. He wants to pour his love into your heart and he longs to have you pour yours into his. He wants your deep heart; that center place within that is the truest you. He is not interested in intimacy with the man or woman you think you are supposed to be. He wants intimacy with the real you.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for loving me. I need you. I desire a more intimate walk with you. I invite you into every part of my day, every thought, every action. I want to become the real deal-no more hiding. In Jesus name, Amen.
Taken from the book Captivating by Staci Eldredge