I love the song, "I give myself away" by William McDowell. A few years ago, my wife and I really started to think on the lyrics. Man... to live totally for God and accept His will over ours is NOT an easy thing. But, it is essential and totally worth it.
True, if you delight yourself in Him, God will grant you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4). Yes, you can even name it and claim it... IF.. (and that's a BIG IF) it is in the will of the Father for you to have what you've claimed. Understand that you can claim any and everything you want, but don't be mad if God's answer is no. Remember, you sang/said, "my life is not my own..."
God is the perfect father. I will under no circumstances allow my 14 year-old to drive a car.. no matter how much she cries, begs, or pleads with me... If I want the best for my children, then of course God wants the best for His children (Matthew 7:11), even if we don't understand His ways. God may not give you something that you are not mentally, emotionally, financially, physically, and/or spiritually ready for. He is not going to promote you before it's time. He may not heal you of your affliction when, and how, you think is most prudent. HIS will be done… "So, You can use me".
If we say we belong to Him, but we do not honor His timing, His wishes, His will, and His commands.. do we really belong to Him? Or, are we merely putting a check in a box? Only singing a song?
Give your life, your skill, your talent, your treasure, your intelligence, and your time to Him... I can't wait to see what He does with it!.."Lord I'm longing to see Your desires revealed in me."
I love you, and I am praying for you.
~Pastor Erroyl
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Sis Pinky’s Prayer:
Almighty Father,
We thank you for giving us free will, but ask that you would continue to increase our desire to want to submit freely to You. Your Word says that You would give us the desires of our hearts once we delight ourselves in You. Help us to delight ourselves, as well as, submit to You.
In Jesus' name we pray,
Amen!
Knowing who God is, and knowing God are two different things. There is going to come a time when Jesus will be separating people the way a shepherd separates goats from sheep (Matthew 25:32-34). And what that means is those who "know" Him will be with Him forever, and those who only know of Him, who only know about Him, will not. You can think of that word "know" in the same sense as "Adam knew Eve". It is all about intimacy. You have got to have a personal, intimate relationship with Him in order to know Him. Get beyond knowing who He is, and beyond just knowing about Him.
