Just spent time at two conferences this past week. I’ve got all sorts of stuff to share but here is the main thing that I heard at both places.
God is more interested in you than in your ministry!
Say what? God is more interested in me than my ministry? That’s what I heard. Not just in what speakers were saying but in my study time. My quiet time. My prayer time. My alone time (and with over 20 hours of driving there was a lot of that). God was and is screaming to me that he wants me more than he wants my ministry.
See, we’ve got to get it through our thick skulls that God doesn’t need us. Let me type that again. GOD DOES NOT NEED US!!!
God wants all our mind, our soul, our strength. He wants our heart. Then and only then are you something that he will truly use.
You and I can’t hide behind excuses like “God, what I’m doing is important.” “Jesus, don’t you want a new successful church in SW Florida?” “God, I don’t have time for you right now, I’ve got my ________ right now in front of me.”
I’ll say it again, God does not need us, he wants us. Let’s face it, Jesus himself appeared to Saul/Paul on the road to Damascus. He can do that anytime he wants. Now who do you think is gonna be more successful in leading someone to Christ? You/me or Jesus himself. He doesn’t need us. Only when we have all of our being focused on him first and everything else afterwards will he truly use us.
God first. Not our wives. God first. Not our husbands. God first. Not our kids. God first. Not our parents. God first. Not our careers. God first. Not our hobbies. God first.
God doesn’t need you, he wants you. All of you.
He’s more interested in YOU than in anything you’re doing.
