So I finally slowed down, right? I started to trust God and appreciate all the blessings in my life and realized that I was fighting for all the wrong reasons? WRONG! I was trying to gain approval of man and accumulate worldly belongings to keep up with the “Jones’s”. Sadly that answer is I have continued to chase the unattainable dream of happiness connected to worldly pursuits, all the while thinking I could find a heart for Jesus at the same time. Some will disagree with me, but I think you need to make a choice. You can’t have both the worldly pleasures and a strong relationship with Jesus. You can have prosperity, wealth, a nice house, a fast car and all the luxuries that this world may offer, but they need to come out of the abundance of your relationship with Jesus. Most people try to get these possessions and a relationship with God all at the same time. I certainly couldn’t do both and truly keep a pure heart. I’m so happy that God has finally found a way to get me to slow down and see my poor patterns of pursuit. Instead of always pushing, I want to be pursued in the future and the only thing I want to pursue is a stronger relationship with God and let the abundance flow from there!
Tweet1 Chronicles 28:9 (NIV)
28:9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
