What do you want out of life? What is it you are asking for? Are you asking out of selfish ambition? Or are you asking in accordance with God’s will? How big is your imagination? Do you believe God can do anything you can dream of? Are you willing to ask him?
We all desire something from this life. So much of today’s culture seeks to fulfill selfish desires. They continually seek to gain what they believe will make them happy or feel fulfilled. Yet, we they achieve it, they find it is not as fulfilling as they thought, and they seek something more.
It is only when we seek what God desires in our life that we are truly fulfilled. More than that, when we seek what God desires and believe he can do anything, we see him move in ways that we never thought of. God not only fulfills our desires, but he exceeds them. It goes against our human way of thinking. By giving up our desires and pursuing God’s desires, we experience God overflowing us with blessings.
Jesus says in John 10:10 that He came to give us abundant life. He also states in Luke 6:38 that our cup will overflow when we do not judge, do not condemn, forgive, and give to others (Luke 6:37-38). But all of this is predicated on our belief that God can do all things, that he is more powerful than we can imagine. We may state he is all-powerful because we have been taught it. We may even believe it intellectually. But we must believe it deep within our heart.
When we believe it deep in our heart, we give him the glory. We follow his guidance to glorify him, the church, and future generations. In other words, setting aside our personal desires to follow God’s desires, we are working with him for his glory and will bless future generations through Jesus Christ.
I pray we all seek after God’s desires. I pray we set aside our personal desires. I pray each one of us gives the glory to God, his Son, Jesus Christ, and the church Jesus has built so as to bless future generations. Give God the glory. Give Christ the glory. Glorify Christ’s church. Bless future generations.
Ephesians 3:20-21 Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Marty Pressey 