Developing Your Friendship With God
Originally Written August 28, 2009
No reading today - skipped lunch to finish work on Dive-In spreadsheet
Point to Ponder:
- I'm as close to God as I choose to be.
Question to Consider:
- What choices will I make today in order to grow closer to God?
Wow. I have a really distressingly long way to go with today's topic.
At least, that's true on some levels. Obviously, what God really wants from me is an end to this drawn-out seeking process and for me to just accept Jesus. I get that. On the other hand, I feel as though I'm really "wrestling" with the issues which Pastor Warren holds up as pleasing to God based on Jacob's experience. It's all more than a little perplexing.
It's interesting to see the parallels with today's reading and the points Pastor Pete outlined during Vision Weekend this year, and which we've touched on at Quest every weekend since in the Courageous Choices series. In both places, I'm being encouraged to love what God loves, and to let my heart break for the things that break God's heart.
I think it was in relation to this charge that I agreed to the Home at Last board position, although I'm already strapped for time. In that case for me, it was the time and the love I was called upon to sacrifice. I'm glad I did it, and I hope God is, too.
I really and truly do want to achieve the level of intimate friendship with God and Jesus that I see in so many people at Quest. That's without a doubt what has continued to draw me back week after week for the past year.
I notice Pastor Warren doesn't give a specific timeline for how long you have to seek before you find. Then again, after the altar call, he probably doesn't realize there are still seekers in the crowd. (Not that responding to an altar call necessarily puts an end to the seeking process; I've seen enough of that at Quest!). I want to be God's friend. Hopefully someday soon, that will happen.
Verse of the Day
"Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you."
- James 4:8a (NLT)
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