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2 weeks ago
hi everyone I hope you’re doing good! Lately I’ve been struggling with staying consistent. Even though I really do want to spend time with God, I find it difficult to manage my time well enough to be able to and also sometimes I honestly lack the motivation to. So if you could pray that I would gain the genuine desire to spend time with God and if anyone could give me advice aswell that would be very helpful thank you!
Christ/God should be the center of our lives w/ all other things coming from that relationship not something we treat like the vegetable on our plate! Also, there’s no condemnation to those that are in Christ. So there is no judgement except from our own conscience, trying to condemn us! Christ is greater than or conscience! We don’t have to hit a certain amount of prayer/reading etc to be accepted. Christ is our acceptance, God is always available to His children through Christ! Push through the feelings until they change lol! That’s what they do, change. The truth of the gospel will out weigh the constant change, through time.
"Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded."
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“Una cosa he pedido al Señor, y esa buscaré: que habite yo en la casa del Señor todos los días de mi vida, para contemplar la hermosura del Señor, y para meditar en su templo”. Salmo 27:4 Estoy absolutamente convencido de que la pregunta más importante para hacerse en la vida es: ¿Qué quiero? Sí. ¿Qué quiero para mi vida? Creo, incluso, que es una pregunta tan vital y reveladora que deberíamos hacérnosla con relativa frecuencia, con plena conciencia y con el mayor nivel posible de honestidad. ¿Qué es lo que realmente quiero para mí mismo? ¿Qué es lo que me haría verdaderamente feliz? ¿Quiero tener éxito? ¿Quiero ser importante? ¿Quiero ser conocido? ¿Quiero que los demás vean mi talento? ¿Quiero probar mi valor? ¿Quiero disfrutar mi sexualidad? ¿Quiero vivir para mirar pornografía? ¿Quiero encontrar una pareja que me ame? ¿Quiero sentirme especial? ¿Quiero acumular dinero? ¿Quiero seguridad financiera? ¿Quiero protección? ¿Quiero comodidad? ¿Quiero distraerme? ¿Quiero vivir para mis hobbies? ¿Quiero “seguidores”? ¿Quiero un cuerpo hermoso? ¿Quiero reconocimiento? ¿Quiero aceptación? ¿Quiero un título? ¿Quiero ser un fan de las series? ¿Quiero salud? O, quizá… Quizá quiero cambiar lo que quiero. David tenía muy claro lo que quería. En su mente existía una sola meta, una sola ambición, un solo objetivo. “Una cosa he pedido al Señor…” — dice el Salmo 27:4. ¡Una! No dos. No cinco. No veinte. ¡Una! Para él esta única cosa era su gran anhelo y objetivo de vida. “Una cosa he pedido […] contemplar la hermosura del Señor…”. Piénsalo un momento, ¿qué quiere David? Permíteme parafrasear sus palabras: “¿Qué quiero es la pregunta? Quiero disfrutar a Dios. Quiero conocerlo. Quiero glorificarlo. Quiero verlo cara a cara. Quiero contemplar su belleza. Quiero apreciar su valor. Quiero asombrarme de sus atributos. Quiero enamorarme de sus virtudes. Quiero admirar su carácter. Quiero ser cautivado por sus excelencias. Quiero deleitarme en su compañía. Quiero suspirar al pensar en Él. Quiero que Él sea mi mayor tesoro, mi perla de gran precio y mi primer amor. Quiero que Él no tenga competencia, que nada se le iguale y que nadie lo sustituya. Quiero que sea mi objeto más deseado, mi máxima aspiración y mi mayor anhelo. Quiero atesorarlo, exaltarlo y adorarlo. En palabras del Mesías: Quiero amar a Dios con todo mi corazón, con toda mi alma y con todas mis fuerzas” (Mateo 22:36,37). David tenía un solo “pedido” para Dios. Una sola oración. Una sola “búsqueda” en la vida. Un solo anhelo. Søren Kierkegaard tenía razón. La oración que debe anteponerse a toda oración es: “Señor, hazme una persona de un solo deseo.” Para orar y meditar a lo largo del día: ¿Qué quiero para mi vida? ¿Por qué no hacer mío el deseo de David? Quiero disfrutar a Dios. Quiero que no haya ninguna otra cosa más valiosa en la tierra que Él.Quiero cambiar lo que quiero. Quiero vivir un cambio profundo.
"One thing I have asked of the Lord, and that I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to meditate in His temple." Psalm 27:4 I am absolutely convinced that the most important question to ask in life is: What do I want? Yes. What do I want for my life? I even believe that it is such a vital and revealing question that we should ask ourselves relatively often, with full awareness and with the highest level of honesty possible. What do I really want for myself? What would truly make me happy? Do I want to succeed? Do I want to be important? Do I want to be known? Do I want others to see my talent? Do I want to prove my worth? Do I want to enjoy my sexuality? Do I want to live to watch pornography? Do I want to find a partner who loves me? Do I want to feel special? Do I want to accumulate money? Do I want financial security? Do I want protection? Do I want comfort? Do I want to distract myself? Do I want to live for my hobbies? Do I want "followers"? Do I want a beautiful body? Do I want recognition? Do I want acceptance? Do I want a title? Do I want to be a fan of series? Do I want health? Or, maybe... Maybe I want to change what I want. David was very clear about what he wanted. In his mind, there was only one goal, one ambition, one objective. "One thing I have asked of the Lord..." — says Psalm 27:4. One! Not two. Not five. Not twenty. One! For him, this one thing was his great longing and life goal. "One thing I have asked [...] to behold the beauty of the Lord..." Think about it for a moment, what does David want? Allow me to paraphrase his words: "What do I want is the question? I want to enjoy God. I want to know Him. I want to glorify Him. I want to see Him face to face. I want to behold His beauty. I want to appreciate His worth. I want to be amazed by His attributes. I want to fall in love with His virtues. I want to admire His character. I want to be captivated by His excellencies. I want to delight in His company. I want to sigh at the thought of Him. I want Him to be my greatest treasure, my pearl of great price, and my first love. I want Him to have no competition, for nothing to equal Him, and for no one to replace Him. I want Him to be my most desired object, my highest aspiration, and my greatest longing. I want to treasure Him, exalt Him, and adore Him. In the words of the Messiah: I want to love God with all my heart, with all my soul, and with all my strength" (Matthew 22:36,37). David had only one "request" for God. One prayer. One "search" in life. One longing. Søren Kierkegaard was right. The prayer that should precede all prayer is: "Lord, make me a person of one desire." To pray and meditate throughout the day: What do I want for my life? Why not make David's desire my own? I want to enjoy God. I want there to be nothing more valuable on earth than Him. I want to change what I want. I want to live a profound change.