If you merely pretend that you enjoy God or love Him, He
knows. You can’t fool Him; don’t even
try. Instead, tell Him how you
feel. Tell Him that He isn’t the most important
thing in this life to you, and that you’re sorry for that. Tell Him that you’ve been lukewarm, that you’ve
chosen _____ over Him time and time again.
Tell Him that you want Him to change you, that you long to genuinely
enjoy Him. Tell Him how you want to
experience true satisfaction and pleasure and joy in your relationship with
Him. Tell Him you want to love Him more
than anything on this earth. Tell Him
you want to treasure the kingdom of heaven so much that you’d willingly sell
everything in order to get it. Tell Him
what you like about Him, what you appreciate, and what brings you joy. ‘Jesus, I need to give myself up. I am not strong enough to love You and walk
with You on my own. I can’t do it, and I
need You. I need You deeply and
desperately. I believe You are worth it, that You are better than anything else
I could have in this life or the next. I
want You. And when I don’t, I want to
want You. Be all in me. Take all of me. Have Your way with me.’
--Francis Chan, Crazy Love:
Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
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