What do you want more of? Money? Knowledge? Relationships? Opportunities? Time? ...Chocolate?What do you want less of? Stress? Debt? Weight? People? Challenges?
More or less, are you getting want you want?
We all are getting more or less what we want...
You get what you want...abundantly. Yet because it's not what you need, you struggle with juggling it all in your hands. Even as your hands feel full, you don't realize the abundance is slipping through your fingers and falling to the ground, unappreciated.
You get less than what you want...and whine about it. While you whine about it, complaining about what you don't have, you miss out on what you do have.
Yes, we all are getting more or less what we want.
Do you want more or less of Jesus? I'm not talking about the idea of Jesus or knowledge of Jesus. I'm referring to the living Jesus Christ...he who is God, came to earth, died an excruciating and humiliating death, and returned to life...for you. He's waiting for you to join him in eternal life. Meanwhile, he seeks you in a life-changing relationship. I'm talking about Jesus, who knows eactly what you need when you need it. He knows what you want. And he wants you. More, not less. He wants you to want him. More, not less.
Be honest. We sometimes want less of Jesus. Jesus changes our lives. He challenges us to love our neighbors. Ouch. He tells us to forgive. Really? He instructs us to sacrifice...everything. Everything? He requires obedience. But what if...?
Wanting Jesus more in reality and application in everyday living isn't easy or comfortable. God never says it will be easy or comfortable. But Philippians 4:19 says, "And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus." (NLT)
Whether we want Jesus more or less impacts our relationship with him, but Jesus doesn't lessen or expand because of our expectations and wants. Be bold enough to "want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead." (Philippians 3:10, NLT) He's worth it.
All you want, need, and more.
