Digging Deep

    In my last post, I talked about seeking Gods will in our lives.  I mentioned that we can often become selfish in doing that; asking....asking...asking...and asking more.  So seldom do we take time and listen to what God has to say in return.  Lets look at HOW to seek His will diligently.  Before doing so, we must first realize that it is NOT about us....

    I believe that seeking the face of God is something that takes the very utmost of dedication.  This cannot be something like a hobby, which we think about periodically or seldom.  Seeking after His will should be a lifestyle.  Jesus makes it clear in Matthew 6:24 "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other." that we cannot be a part of the world and Him.  We must choose.  Either we are all in, or all out. "Go big or go home", so to speak.

 (This picture is a great example of what it looks like to indulge ourselves in seeking His will.  Even Jesus did that in Gethsemene)

    We must completely indulge ourselves in Him.  In fact, what was Jesus doing when He was 12 years old?  He was about His Fathers business.  Do you want to go REALLY deep????  Lets look at John 6:53-57...Jesus says "Truly, truly I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in You.  Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.  For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.  Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in Him.  As the living Father sent me, he also will live because of me."  That's what I call indulgence.  You see, it must be our highest priority.  Our bread of life.  I find it interesting that the more we do this, the more we realize that we don't really need that much to live.  We have Him.  I believe the less unnecessary things we have, the more we are equipped for our purpose. 

    God does not play hide and seek with His will.  God has a desire that we know His will, in fact.  Although, it goes against His grain to show us His will if we are not seeking, or even partially seeking.  Think about it like this....I know that most of my readers do not have children but just imagine you do for a moment.  If our child wants so badly to go outside and play, we say, "Sure, but you must clean your room first."  Later on, they come back and say, " Okay mommy/daddy, I'm ready to go outside now!!!!!" "Have you cleaned your room yet?"..."No..."    We could not bless that. It is the same way with our Father.  If we are not seeking, He cannot bless..simple as that.  "Lord!! I'm ready for Your will in my life now!!"  "Have you sought me with your WHOLE HEART?"....you finish the rest.  So..we know that our priorities must be set on Him and looking for His will.

    Here is one of the most important point I will make in this post...when seeking for His will, do not put limits on Him.  For example, if I am praying about which job to take, or which direction to go, what if it is neither?  What if God has something totally different for you?  Just keep that in mind.



    So, in conclusion, seeking His face takes much dedication.  More dedication than playing your instrument, more dedication than your job, more dedication than sports, and yes, more dedication than even your own life and family.  I don't mean to not be dedicated to your family at all, but THAT is how much dedication it is going to take.  We must consume ourselves in His word to know His absolute will.  Remember, God so longs to be sought by us.

More on how to seek His will in my next post.