Our love for God is tested by the question of whether we seek Him or His gifts.
They who seek Christ are already being sought of him.
When our deepest desire is not the things of God, or a favor from God, but God Himself, we cross a threshold.
Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
The plans of God are only revealed in the presence of God.
Men who know their God are before anything else men who pray, and the first point where their zeal and energy for God's glory come to expression is in their prayers. If there is little energy for such prayer, and little consequent practice of it, this is a sure sign that as yet we scarcely know our God.
When we stray from His presence, He longs for you to come back. He weeps that you are missing out on His love, protection and provision. He throws His arms open, runs toward you, gathers you up, and welcomes you home.
Oh, to know God's private address.
Remember when you got into the word and it wasn’t because you had a sermon to prepare or you needed to learn some things or there were some doctrinal problems or you knew that to progress as a useful servant you had to continue on in the things of the word of God? Do you remember when you just got into the word because you wanted to hear something from God? You wanted to know something about Him. Do you remember when you just prayed because of Him? Is your heart burning for Him?
When we no longer seek God for His blessings, we have time to seek Him for Himself.
Christ is everywhere and He is in me. What more do I want, except more of Him?
I would love to have a more earnest prayer life! In my life, prayer is the single most difficult discipline. I love God and there's something in me that would rather do things for God than talk to God. I'm not by nature a mystical, devotional person. I like to do things. And so it's a challenge for me to have a faithful prayer life, but I know God loves me and He's not mad at me. He just wishes I would slow down and turn things over to Him. And that's what I think you achieve through prayer.
I would urge you to give priority to the search for God. Allow his spirit to permeate your being. ... If you do not have a deep and patient faith in God, you will be powerless to face the delays, disappointments, and vicissitudes that inevitably come.
The heart that knows God can find God anywhere.
The impulse to pursue God originates with God, but the outworking of that impulse is our following hard after Him.
We try to do everything that we can to make Christ the center of attention. Our goal is to kind of broaden the definition of worship. I know that God has always used us as a forefront for people to draw closer to Him and get into His presence.
We are not primarily called to do something or go somewhere; we are called to Someone.
May God in His mercy lead us through these times; but above all, may He lead us to Himself.
He that is never on his knees on earth shall never stand upon his feet in heaven
We have become so self-centered that we go to God only for something from Him, and not for God Himself.
We want Christ to hurry and calm the storm. He wants us to find him in the midst of it first.
I cannot live in mediocrity, content with merely knowing that there is more of God to experience and explore -and then do nothing about it. Truths that are not experienced are, in effect, more like theories than truths. Whenever God reveals truth to us He is inviting us into a divine encounter.
I look at you, and I see in you the yearning to get back to God. That yearning is love.
I urge you a nearer communion with Christ, and a growing communion. There are curtains to be opened in Christ that we have never seen before... Therefore dig deep, and sweat, and labor. Take pains for Him, and set aside as much time as you can in each day for Him.
Since His delights are to be with you, let yours be found in Him.
