"You Got It, You Got It Bad...How Bad Do I Want God?"
See now here...I really don't know what I would do without you in my life baby! I can't imagine life without you there! I just wanna be around you all the time, 24/7, 365...366 in leap year. Ever had this type of feeling towards boo, bae, sugar pie honey bunch, etc.??? Especially when we hit that first breath of fresh, new, unique love. It is our natural human inclination to really want this person...bad...(Usher said it best..."You got it...you got it bad.") But with that same good ole human inclination, that feeling at times dies down and we have to find a way to rekindle it before the fire completely dies out.
And a disciple of Christ, at the beginning of the journey, there is and will be some strong desire...some unquenchable thirst...some unmet appetite for God and building a relationship with God. However, we at times hit that point of the fire and desire for God (I hear ya Rick and Teena singin' it) dying down, almost to a point of no return. Wellllll....there's good news, y'all! The flame can return.....but how brotha man? Here are three quick ways that you can rekindle the flame with your lifelong love affair with God...(This is not necessarily an exhaustive list by the way)
- You Remember The Way Back When!
- So take a moment to reflect back to your real, true, good, solid love situation: your mama or your guardian or your caretaker when you were a baby. All you really wanted was to be held and some of that grade A milk. The milk provided you with the nourishment needed to sustain you and your hunger for food. In the same instance, we oughta remember those days where we first connected to God and crave for that "spiritual milk." For when we remember those times and cry out for this special milk, we can "grow into a full experience of salvation." (1 Peter 2:2-3). More importantly, we can fan the flame!
- You Remember The Will To Risk It All!
- Now now now let's go back down memory lane once again. Remember when you found that one person who you was willing to stop whatever you were doing just to have them aka willing to risk it all? No matter the cost, the count or the circumstance, you weren't letting anything get in your way of getting them! Sounds familiar? That was Jesus's story! Jesus was not allowing anything from stopping the journey to saving our souls, healing bodies and raising people from the dead. And we must be the same when it comes to our desire for God. We will not allow anything to hinder us from building (or rebuilding) our relationship with God. What does it profit us to gain everything in the world but lose our souls? (Mark 4:34-37). I am willing to risk it all for the sake of Christ. Are you?
- You Remember Your Unquenchable State of Need!
- One more time back down memory street. Remember that time you were extra super duper thirsty?? Mouth extra dry?? No matter how much water, juice, Gatorade, etc. you drank, you still were thirsty. Your body was telling you that you had run low on the hydration that you needed to function properly and it was time for a "continuous" replenishment of all that was lost. Have you done a check on your spiritual need? Are you spiritually operating in a dehydrated state? When we get back to an unquenchable state of need for God, we recognize two things: 1) that we have need for God that is searchable and reachable (Psalm 63:1: Lord, I'm thirsty and I am searching for your thirst quenching water), and 2) that we have need for God's continuous presence (Psalm 42:1-2: Lord just like the deer needs the water, Lord I'm longing for a drink from you!). I declare today that I need to get back to my unquenchable state where I long every day for the living water, which is God! This desire will be renewed every day!
Ask yourself: How bad do I really want God? What ways have I discovered that have aided me in rekindling my relationship with God?
Drop your comments, questions or concerns below.
Be Blessed!
-Darren
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