All Of You!

Well, didn’t that video cool things off??? Wish I could take credit for the cooler weather…but then I would have to take responsibility for the heat we’ve had and that which is still to come! But to something I can control (and I am held accountable for)…in a conversation I was involved in recently, the question was raised, “What does God want from you?” Now this was asked by a full-time Christian worker to other full-time Christian workers (which may be the ultimate oxymoron since God sees us all as full-time Christian workers). I was amazed with the answers that were given. As I understand the Christian life, God does not want your gifts. God does not want your time. God does not even want your ministry. God wants YOU! His claim upon you is total. God’s claim goes beyond ‘ministry’ (although too many ‘Christian workers’ try to separate life and ministry). God’s claim upon you goes deeper than your public life. God is even looking for something more than your private life. God wants YOU…He wants your life, your heart, your desires, your ambitions, your motivations, your thoughts…God longs to be involved with you…in an intimate relationship with you. Holiness is God in me and I in Him. It is a life lost in His love. Holiness is being wholly His. Should we desire anything less? If we do, we are binding the hands of God to work in, around, and thru us. We need to seek God with all of our hearts. We should cry out to Him with tears and praise Him with all that is in us. What does God want from you? All of You!