Passionately Pursuing. The heart of God. The journey of a lifetime. And we don’t do it all alone.
In reality God’s love for us is so great that it actually draws us to pursue Him. As we journey we are distracted and pulled off course by so many things. At least I am.
I get sidetracked by exhaustion. And truthfully that exhaustion comes because I’ve put my energies in the wrong places. I’ve spent my time on things that drain me. I’ve said YES when I should have said NO … and I’ve said NO when I should have aid YES.
Sometimes I’m just lazy in my pursuit.
I spend my time worrying and trying to fix things … or change things … to figure it all out on my own instead of trusting God.
Because I am a perfectionist I many times find myself waiting for the perfect time … the perfect moment … the perfect circumstances … the perfect life. And that never comes so I find myself stuck in my journey.
And then there is time management. How much time do I waste on the trivial such as Facebook or TV? I know that in managing my time well that I spend more time with Him in this journey to his heart. Yet, I still struggle.
Some days I wonder if I’m making much progress in this journey. And then I feel defeated.
So this week I began the process of making changes in my journey. And I will fail some days and I will succeed some days. But I will keep journeying to passionately pursue His heart because His love for me is like a magnet drawing me … pulling me to pursue Him. So I will … I will pursue Him … I am determined.
A.W. Tozer said, “The impulse to pursue God originates with God, but the outworking of that impulse is our following hard after Him. All the time we are pursuing after Him we are already in His hand.”
My and your desire to pursue God starts with God. That is so cool! It IS His love that is pulling us to pursue Him.
But it doesn’t stop there. It then becomes our daily choice to follow after Him.
“If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up His cross DAILY and follow Him” Luke 9:23
It is a daily choice to pursue Him … to continue this journey to pursue the heart of God.
The original meaning of journey was a march of just ONE day. So our journey to the heart of God is one day at a time. Each day my choices dictate my journey.
“My journey to the heart of God does not begin tomorrow; the choices I make today determine whether I move toward Him, or toward self and the world.” -Cynthia Heald
This journey is a process. Each day …. Each choice is a part of the process. Today. At this very moment. Choose to pursue the heart of God.
“It is easy to imagine that we will get to a place where we are complete and ready, but preparation is not suddenly accomplished. It is a process steadily maintained.” -Oswald Chambers
Pursing the heart of God is the process of knowing Him more, loving Him greater, becoming more like Him up to the time we are completed. The journey complete in His presence.
Daily, Choosing. The Journey. To Pursue. The heart of God.
Cheri's Heart 