He gave us each a piece of paper. On the left column, under the heading of "Identify: God, I need..." was a list of about 25 different possible needs that we have from God. He instructed us to prayerfully select those that we need God to provide. Here were mine:
- to enjoy You
- intimacy
- more of You
- courage
- wisdom
- discipline
- understanding
- strength
- joy
- to show gratitude
- to be close
- faith
Then on the right side of the column, under the heading of "Express," were four action points:
- Pour out your feelings to God in prayer and be honest with him
- Recognize that God is able to change you or your circumstances, meeting your need with grace
- Align your will with the Father's, knowing that he knows best
- Surrender yourself to embrace and do God's will
Also on the right were various scripture passages, detailing truths from God's word that He is a God who can and will meet all of our needs.
Finally, right before we went on our own to interact with God in this exercise, John played Hillsong United's "All I Need." You can listen to it below.
So, on this Seek Me to Live Wednesday, take some time to identify and express your needs to God. Maybe you need to create some space for him to reveal to you what you need. Maybe your needs are so obvious that they are screaming out at you. Either way: your Father is love, loves you, and has the grace to meet your need.
From 2 Corinthians 9:8:
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
Thanks for sharing this. :)
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