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Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Was reading through the book of James this morning...and a verse really stuck out at me, it was like an answer to a request I made to God...
"You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures." [James 4:3]
When I first read it I was like...whoa...man, felt like if I just walked into a brick wall...it really got my attention. Cause lately I really wanted to know the answer to a certain question in regards to a certain area in my life, but received no answers at all. So I figured I should patiently wait...then like this morning, I felt that the prayer was answered. It wasn't that God wasn't willing to reveal the answer, it was cause I wasn't ready to receive it yet. I was too caught up in my own desires and not His. I sought after my own glory and not His. I thought I could seek the answer through my way and not His. This verse (as well as the rest of the chapter) was a good wake-up call for me to really seek His glory through all things. I guess I needa practice what I preach, I needa let go of the paint-brush and leave it to Him to complete the picture. Keeping the bigger picture in mind, keeping eternity in mind.
All for His glory.
Oh yeah, G2-road test tomorrow, hopefully I won't knock anyone off the sidewalk....haha.