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LoverOfGod
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Most Christians, at some time in their life, give themselves to God. They will say something like: “Lord, I give you myself for your Holy useâ€Â. The problem is that, after that, most of them sit and wait for the Lord to call them or move in their lives. But in truth, it is a standoff of sorts. They are waiting for God to move and God is waiting for them to move. So what does that mean? What it means is that they have not really given themselves to God at all, but instead have made themselves available to him for use at a later date.
That is not what God wants. God wants a relationship with you now and he wants all of you. He will never take all of you. In other words, he will never take all of your time unless you choose to freely give it to him. But he requires the commitment. Many Christians hold back because they believe that it is impossible or impractical to give themselves completely to him. They believe that they will need to quit their jobs and follow Him. They believe that they will need to leave their family and friends and follow him. That is not what God wants at all. He doesn’t want you to quit your job. He wants you to take him to the job with you. He doesn’t want you to leave your family and friends. He wants you to share him with your family and friends. He wants to share your life with you and he wants to be with you at all times. What that means is that he wants you to be aware of him and thinking of him and talking to him ALL of the time.
You know how you act in church? Good and loving, the concerned and kind Christian. Right? That is the way he wants you to act all of the time. Like you are in church.
You can not give yourself to God and then wear your Sunday hat on Sunday and your work-day hat on work days. You need to wear your Sunday hat every day, and that is how you take God to work with you.
So, how do we give ourselves completely to God? What will it take to make it happen? You need to sit down and pray to him and make some commitments:
1. You need to make Him number one in your life over EVERYTHING ELSE.
2. You need to put his needs, his wants, above yours.
3. You need to make a commitment to live to be a blessing to him. That means ANYTIME you see an opportunity to bless God you jump on it and do not pass it up.
4. You need to make a commitment to tell him that you love him every time you think about him.
5. You need to talk to him OFTEN throughout your day. You don’t need to pray to talk to him. Just talk to him like he is standing next to you. When it is not convenient to talk to him vocally, talk to him mentally. HE WANTS TO SHARE YOUR LIFE! Be his friend, be his loving child. He is always with you so don’t ignore him, don’t neglect him.
“Seek ye first The Kingdom of God…†If you do this, he will take care of everything else. Make him truly number one today. Trust him and love him.
That is not what God wants. God wants a relationship with you now and he wants all of you. He will never take all of you. In other words, he will never take all of your time unless you choose to freely give it to him. But he requires the commitment. Many Christians hold back because they believe that it is impossible or impractical to give themselves completely to him. They believe that they will need to quit their jobs and follow Him. They believe that they will need to leave their family and friends and follow him. That is not what God wants at all. He doesn’t want you to quit your job. He wants you to take him to the job with you. He doesn’t want you to leave your family and friends. He wants you to share him with your family and friends. He wants to share your life with you and he wants to be with you at all times. What that means is that he wants you to be aware of him and thinking of him and talking to him ALL of the time.
You know how you act in church? Good and loving, the concerned and kind Christian. Right? That is the way he wants you to act all of the time. Like you are in church.
You can not give yourself to God and then wear your Sunday hat on Sunday and your work-day hat on work days. You need to wear your Sunday hat every day, and that is how you take God to work with you.
So, how do we give ourselves completely to God? What will it take to make it happen? You need to sit down and pray to him and make some commitments:
1. You need to make Him number one in your life over EVERYTHING ELSE.
2. You need to put his needs, his wants, above yours.
3. You need to make a commitment to live to be a blessing to him. That means ANYTIME you see an opportunity to bless God you jump on it and do not pass it up.
4. You need to make a commitment to tell him that you love him every time you think about him.
5. You need to talk to him OFTEN throughout your day. You don’t need to pray to talk to him. Just talk to him like he is standing next to you. When it is not convenient to talk to him vocally, talk to him mentally. HE WANTS TO SHARE YOUR LIFE! Be his friend, be his loving child. He is always with you so don’t ignore him, don’t neglect him.
“Seek ye first The Kingdom of God…†If you do this, he will take care of everything else. Make him truly number one today. Trust him and love him.