What are you seeking?

"For several months, I'd been attempting to absorb the truth of this Scripture: Seek God first. Why do we tend to seek other things first . . . and want God to be added later?

"We seek success . . . 
     and want God to endorse our goals.

"We seek acceptance . . . 
     and want God to provide the cheering section.

"We seek increased income . . . 
     and want God to be the bonus.

"We seek vindication . . . 
     and want God to take our side.

"We seek happiness . . . 
     and want God's smile of approval.

"We seek health . . . 
     and want God to dispense an instant cure.

"As we mature in our relationship with the Lord, our goals change. But we don't realize that our pattern often remains the same!

"We seek to be useful . . . 
     and want God to bless our busy activities.

"We seek to be helpful to others . . . 
     and want God to tag along.

"We seek to be spiritual . . . 
     and want God to applaud.

"We tend to use God instead of seek Him. We want God to do our bidding more than we want Him.

"What percentage of our prayers are for our own comfort? To fulfill our fantasies? Where do we ask for God's will? Isn't it usually at the end of the prayer . . . as a closing benediction . . . sometimes almost as an afterthought?

"I wonder how this all-wise God of ours feels about being brought in at the conclusion and asked to bless the plan? What a waste to rely on our wisdom, when God's wisdom is available!"

--Glaphre Gilliland, When the Pieces Don't Fit

Day 18 of Abide: 31 Days of Resting in Him

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