What If You Don't Want To?

More than anything else, I want to help you have the best life you can possibly have.  At times, that means answering honest, heartfelt questions, such as, "What if I don't want to seek God with all my heart?  What if I don't have any desire to put Him first in my life?"  If you wish you wanted to seek God, but the thought of praying and reading your Bible doesn't really thrill you, let me help.

Ask--Ask God to give you the desire you need.  If you do not have a genuine desire to know God and seek His ways, you will exhaust yourself trying.

Prayer is the way we ask for what we need from God, and when we pray, He hears and answers.  If you don't have a desire to grow in your relationship with God, don't try to convince anyone that you do.  Admit that you don't really want to do it, then ask Him to help you want to --want to.

I have had people say, "I wish I felt the way you do about God, but I just don't."  I did not always have the passion for God that I have now.  I had to do the same things I am encouraging you to do.  I prayed to want to pray more, to want to study more, and to want to give and serve more.  We have not because we ask not,  (James 4:2), so starting asking.  (Joyce Meyers-Power Thoughts)

A sincere heart is what God is searching for; He already knows-so we don't have to be afraid to lay it all out before Him.  This was the end of the book for me; I journal-ed concepts that spoke to my heart.  I'm sure if you read the book yourself, you would receive different lessons.   I took away from her book that feelings and emotions should not have the priority in any decisions that are made.  Your mind should rule over your heart and you need to have an awareness of your mind during your waking moments.  Be honest with God, ask for what you need, and He will not let you down.

Happy Birthday Daughter!  I named you after Rachel in the Bible--she was a woman who knew what she wanted in life and wasn't afraid to go after it.  She had a gentle, yet determined spirit and was loyal to her family.  She wasn't afraid to leave the familiar and tackle the unknown--true pioneer back in Bible times.  

You came two weeks early--determined to make your entrance on your own schedule.  I parented you when you were under my care, not a firm believer in trying to be your child's "best-friend" during the growing years, and I think we did alright.  

You are a kind, caring person who knows what needs to be done and does it.  I have admired your determination and resolve over the past year, because it has been a rough one for you.  You are my best friend and I love you.  

May God's Grace and Blessings pour over you like the everlasting oil from the Bible and may you keep God close within your heart--because that is the source of all that is meaningful in this life.