"The Lord Should Be Our Ultimate Want"
By Zach Wood
Philippians 4:11-13
God is our Shepherd and we should not want other things more than wanting Him. Many of us bang on the cell doors of the “want†prison that we have created for ourselves. The reason we can’t get out is we want to hold onto the things of this world. God stands outside and tell us, “If you want what I have for you, then you must let go of everything the world offers you.â€
We must ultimately desire what He offers us. We have to desire to go after what He is giving. Is your desire for Him and Him alone? Or are you following after a temporary idol, offering you promises that will only last a short time instead of eternity?
Remember that the world doesn’t look in your heart to see what you have inside. The world only wants to see how fancy you could make your outer appearance be or how much you can collect to make yourself feel good. The world says the more you have and the more you want, the better life will be. The more you have does not show who you really are. Your heart determines and shows what is truly important.
I want to be very clear in sharing with you that God is not against us wanting things in life. We all like to have certain things and save our money up for things we'd like to buy. Nothing at all wrong with that. Our wants become hazardous in our walk with Christ when we are constantly focusing on things we want and not appreciating and realizing the needs Christ has filled and the things He has done for us.
It all comes down to what we truly desire. Do we want the Lord to really be our ultimate want? Do we trust in Him to supply our needs? Are we fully satisfied to the point where we can live without what we do not need? Can we trust in the Lord to provide what we need when we need it?
By Zach Wood
Philippians 4:11-13
God is our Shepherd and we should not want other things more than wanting Him. Many of us bang on the cell doors of the “want†prison that we have created for ourselves. The reason we can’t get out is we want to hold onto the things of this world. God stands outside and tell us, “If you want what I have for you, then you must let go of everything the world offers you.â€
We must ultimately desire what He offers us. We have to desire to go after what He is giving. Is your desire for Him and Him alone? Or are you following after a temporary idol, offering you promises that will only last a short time instead of eternity?
Remember that the world doesn’t look in your heart to see what you have inside. The world only wants to see how fancy you could make your outer appearance be or how much you can collect to make yourself feel good. The world says the more you have and the more you want, the better life will be. The more you have does not show who you really are. Your heart determines and shows what is truly important.
I want to be very clear in sharing with you that God is not against us wanting things in life. We all like to have certain things and save our money up for things we'd like to buy. Nothing at all wrong with that. Our wants become hazardous in our walk with Christ when we are constantly focusing on things we want and not appreciating and realizing the needs Christ has filled and the things He has done for us.
It all comes down to what we truly desire. Do we want the Lord to really be our ultimate want? Do we trust in Him to supply our needs? Are we fully satisfied to the point where we can live without what we do not need? Can we trust in the Lord to provide what we need when we need it?