"God looks down from heaven on the sons of men to see if there are any
who understand, any who seek God". - Psalms 53:2
"Are you coming to the conference?" I asked my friend.
"I really don't understand why I should come to this. How can I really
benefit?" was his response. At that moment, I realized that I was
wasting my time with this man on whom I had invested much throughout his
Christian walk. He was often like a roller coaster-up one minute, down
the next.
"You simply aren't hungry enough," I commented to my friend.
Whenever someone must always rationalize and examine whether the things
of God are beneficial to them, you know that they are not hungry enough
for God. I recall one time when I was in a difficult place. I received
an audiotape from a man who gave me some insights into my problem. I was
hungry enough to book a flight to a city 500 miles away just to meet him
and find out more. My finances were at a very low point, so it took some
real faith to do this. That meeting turned out to be a divine
appointment and became a turning point in my life.
God is looking for men and women who hunger to know Him. When we believe
that we know all we need to know, we are in a dangerous place. God has
placed men and women in the Body of Christ who have had different
experiences and gifts that can be helpful in our own spiritual
pilgrimages. It requires humility of heart to realize that we can learn
from others. We can easily rationalize our business pressures and time
commitments to discount such opportunities.
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