What are you looking for? What is God's
Spirit saying to you? There is a conversation going on in your soul.
Your spirit is saying I want peace, I want purpose, I want to enjoy
my life. But the Holy Spirit is calling you to seek something first:
Mt 6:33. In theological terms this is known as the battle between the
doxological and the egological. Doxos – glory, ego – self. We
live in a culture obsessed with self. In fact, much of contemporary
church today feeds this: Accept Jesus to be happy, accept Jesus to
fill whatever void may be in your life. Sermons have titles such as
How to be a better parent, how to have a better marriage, how to be
successful in life. Listen carefully. These desires are not wrong
but they are subtly calling you away from the true purpose of your
life: to glorify God. It all begins with Matthew 6:33. It's not
that God doesn't want you to have a meaningful life, a good marriage
and wonderful kids. It's that He wants you to put Him first. He
wants to be your first love, your first desire, your first
everything.
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