James 4:8

Quality time with God, the night of August 22, 2011

I want to be content with God alone, exclusive of everything else.
I want the thought of me being recognized and praised to be as pointless and foolish a thought as me going to a college party, where God is not glorified.
I want to go to God everyday because when I am with Him, everything is put into perspective.

Each day that I do not go to God, my flesh wins and my spirit dies. Each day when I go to God, my spirit wins and my flesh dies.

I cannot prepare the food, cook the food, bake the cake and be nourished. I have to actually eat the food. Same with my involvement in the work of God; I cannot be preparing events, leading small group, volunteering to lead in areas of ministry and expect to be filled! I have to ingest God's Word to survive; not just do the work for it to be advanced.

That's another thing: I NEED GOD TO SURVIVE. Spending time with Him and reading His Word is absolutely NOT an option! I will DIE without it. And just like you cannot eat a lot in one day and expect to go the next two days without food, I cannot spend a lot of time with God one day and expect that to carry me through the next two days. I NEED Him EVERYday.

I need to be content with God alone, exclusive of everything else.
I need the thought of me being recognized and praised to be as pointless and foolish a thought as me going to a college party, where God is not glorified.
I need to go to God everyday because when I am with Him, everything is put into perspective.

Let it be so.
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