God Wants You!

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When you give your life to Christ, do you know what are the expectations? Probably not. In this illustration, “Give Yourself to God,” a young man was eager to grow in His Christian life and thought he knew what to do… (Ministry 127). “He got a piece of paper and made a list of all the things he would do for God. He wrote down the things he would give up, the places he would go to minister, and the areas of ministry he would enter. He was excited. He took that list to the church and put it on the altar. “He thought he would feel joy, but instead he felt empty. So he went home and started adding to his list. He wrote down more things he would do and wouldn’t do. He took the longer list and put it on the altar, but still he felt nothing. “He went to a wise, old pastor, told him the situation, and asked for help. The pastor said, ‘Take a blank sheet of paper. Sign your name at the bottom. Put that on the altar.’ The young man did, and then peace came to his heart.” One of the joys in giving your life to Christ is finding peace. In order to find that peace, you must realize that God is in control, and your instructions for living must come from Him. God wants you to submit to Him because you are no longer your own when you make that step to come to Christ. Romans 12:2 (ESV) affirms, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” This is where studying the Word and praying take precedent when you come to Christ. Therefore, you should not make any plans for your Christian journey without consulting God. The bottom line to a life on this Christian journey is that God wants You, not part of you, but all of you! You cannot witness to others if you have not given your all to God. Ask God, “What would you have me to do, Master?” When Isaiah was about to go into his ministry, God asked a question and Isaiah answered: “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’ He said, ‘Go and tell this people’: ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving’” (Isaiah 6:8-9 NIV). Isaiah took his instructions from “God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind.” Always abound in the faith, and never leave home without Him!