Is this you? You want to know God's will for your life, but where is the fire in your heart? Do you realize that most Christians:
Do not have a prayer life at all, much less pray in the Spirit like the Bible teaches.
Do not witness. They talk about Jesus to friends, but never reach out to the lost.
Do not desire Christian fellowship with others at church. So, they rarely attend.
Do not study the Bible. They may read a few verses, but study? No.
Do not give to the Lord as He has given to them---Not their time nor money.
Do not care or even think about the poor and oppressed. What are they to me?
Live like they did before they became Christians---no evidence of a new creation.
Never worship their Lord---do not even know how to and really don't care.
This is a short list that makes me wonder if they are Christians at all. The Bible says that many are called, but few are chosen. The natural man has no desire for the things of God and shows it in their lifestyle.
God knows if there is a fire in your heart. Proverbs 20:27 says, "The light of the Lord searches the spirit of a man; it searches out his inmost being". You may fool real Christians, but you cannot fool the God who created the Universe. Do you seek the Lord for what He can do for you, or for what you can do for Him? Check your heartbeat---what causes it to get excited---worldly pleasures or the desires of God?
If you are still wondering about the will of God for your life, let me ask a simple question. What ignites the fire in your heart? What is your passion---Missions, singing, teaching, or whatever? Pray in the Spirit and God will answer you and put a fire in your heart that will not go out. Just stop---
"Going Through the Motions"
and get back into the heart of God's will and say, "My God I want what You want!".
Max Lucado Proverbs 20 Psalm 40 Matthew West
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