IT’S EASY to think there's something you can do to earn the love of God.
You can do nothing to earn it, but something to receive it (Ephesians 2:8-9).
God proved his love that while we were sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8).
AFTER YOU receive the love of God, you’ll realize that touching the heart of God isn’t an emotion but a determination.
Your heart tells a story.
A GOOD MAN brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of (Luke 6:45).
God seeks such.
EVERYWHERE GOD goes, he seeks a pure heart (Matthew 5:8).
When God saved you, he wanted one. When he sent Samuel to the house of Jesse he sought one.
No wonder God wouldn’t allow Samuel to anoint anyone but David (1 Samuel 16:7).
Touching the heart of God isn't an emotion but a determination
The Holy Spirit is your Teacher.
YOU CANNOT touch the heart of God without the Spirit of God . The Holy Spirit is your guide (John 16:7-14).
When Samuel poured oil on him, God’s presence was palpable over David (1 Samuel 16:1-13).
Obedience is your gateway.
NOTHING touches the heart of God like obedience to his word.
To ignore him and walk in disobedience is to think he does not know what he's doing. But trust me, God knows what he's doing.
None of his words has ever returned to him void without accomplishing his purpose (Isaiah 55:11).
Your conscience is a pointer.
IN A CAVE, David cut the edge of Saul’s garment, and his heart cut him (1 Samuel 24:5).
So, when his men wanted him to kill Saul, he told them he would not lay his hands on the Lord’s anointed. (1 Samuel 24:8-13).
He knew that adversity was the home of understanding.
Do not forget how you got here.
WHEN GOD had given David rest on every side, he wanted to build God a house.
That night, God said this to Nathan about David:
I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make you a great name, like that of the great men of the earth (2 Samuel 7:8-9).
Your house (royal dynasty) and your kingdom will endure forever before Me; your throne will be established forever (2 Samuel 7:16).
God wants you to remember that he is the only reason you made it this far.
Adversity is the home of understanding
Seek God
IS IT NOT interesting that you go seeking God—and when you leave God never takes his eyes off you?
Solomon loved the Lord. He went to Gibeon and sacrificed a thousand animals.
That night, God spoke to him in a dream.
Ask [Me] what I shall give you (1 Kings 3:5).
Give your servant an understanding mind and a hearing heart [with which] to judge your people, so that I may discern between good and evil. For who can judge and rule this great people of Yours? (1 Kings 3:9)
He wanted the spirit of excellence. Solomon wanted God.
When you seek God, he seeks you. The truth is that God sought you even before you started to look for Him.
Walk by Faith
BUT WITHOUT FAITH, it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).
Rahab touched the heart of God by welcoming the spies (Joshua 2).
She walked by faith by placing her future in their hands.
She faced her giant (ominous future) with confidence.
Do the Will of God
WITHOUT the WILL of GOD, you are left with the Will of Men.
The Will of God will take you to the heart of God while the Will of Men will place you in the hands of men.
Ask questions.
WHEN DAVID got to Ziklag and found his camp plundered. He and his men wept.
But when they talked among themselves about stoning him, he prayed and inquired of the Lord.
God told him to pursue, overtake and recover all (1 Samuel 40:7-8)
The questions you don’t ask, you receive no answers to.
SOMEONE said: When you pray, God listens. When you listen, God talks. When you believe, God works.
Practice Gratitude
IF YOU LOOK far enough, you’ll see why you need to be grateful.
Psalm 34:1 says, “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.”
Bringing it Together
THE REASON you live is to touch the heart of God.
God wants you to wait on Him and wait for Him.
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