Give Me Jesus

Here is an honest confession: I did not spend time with God in His word today. I'm not going to fake it and pretend like I did by posting up some passage that I've already studied just to make myself look good. God sees through my motives. If anything hit me over winter break, it's the call to just keep it real and come before God just as I am.

In my unfaithfulness, God still spoke to my heart today. It was a reminder. I know the quote is from Oswald Chambers but I cannot find it at the moment. It goes something like this:

So often, we seek peace, strength, wisdom, patience, and the like from God and we wonder why it never comes. Instead of seeking such things, we ought to be seeking God Himself. All those things will come soon after.

To emphasize that, here's a quote from C.S. Lewis
"God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing."

So many times, I pray for God to give me strength through a tough day or to give me peace in times of stress. Here's the problem with that. It is the peace and strength that I desire, not God. Even in my prayers and faulty motives, our loving and faithful God still answers me. I still need to change though. With that said, here's my prayer: Give me Jesus.