Last night, as I listened to an evangelist speak about how we should want more of God, I couldn’t help but think about how children will demand “more, more” of something they enjoyed. Have you ever tossed a little girl in the air who squealed and laughed with delight? You were thrilled that you made her happy and you laughed along with her. You set her down and she ran off, satisfied for a moment or two. Pretty soon, though, she came back. Her hands reached up to you as she insisted that you do it again. So, of course, you complied. You could not resist the opportunity to bring more joy to her little face. This continued until your arms and back started to ache. You probably thought, and perhaps even said, “Why did I ever start this?” What was fun had become tiring. She may have convinced you to play the game a bit longer but you eventually ran out of energy and refused to continue.
Aren’t you glad that God doesn’t run out of energy? Or time? Or patience? No matter how many times we come back to God and ask for “More,” His cup is full and He is more than willing to give us more of Him. If we want more of God, we simply have to seek Him. He promised in Deuteronomy 4:29, “You will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
Jesus told His disciples, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened… If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! (Matthew 7: 7, 8, 11)
Pursue God and you will find Him. Raise your hands to Him and ask for more. More of God, more of His love, more of His strength to get you through each day. We are His children and He delights in giving us more of Himself.
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