Furthermore - you’ll never be truly happy . . . until you find God.
God reveals His reality to people in many different ways, but there is ONE way that God desires we seek Him above all others in our pursuit to find Him. I’ll be sharing which way that is below.
However … it is only fair that I first ask you a very, very important question. It is also very important that you answer this question honestly. Otherwise … you may be hindered in your effort to find God.
What if God asks you to be one of His closest friends? Will that delight you, or will it scare you? If the thought of it scares you, PLEASE don’t let it. God is looking for people who are HONEST, and who will allow Him to become their closest friend.
I just shared a key insight with you that you must never forget about God. God does not delight in making friends with people who are dishonest. Dishonest people are people God cannot trust. Do YOU want a God who is dishonest, or do you want a God you can trust? The answer should be obvious: “I want a God I can trust!”
Do you have a close friend? If you do, I’ll bet the number one reason that person is your closest friend is because you can trust him or her. We don’t keep friends around for very long when we can’t trust them, do we? Should we expect anything less of God? The most fulfilling friendship is a friendship built on honesty.
Are you married? Do you desire your mate to be totally honest with you? Sure you do. Your mate wants the same thing. Your mate wants you to never lie. No marriage will ever be all it could be when one or both persons in that marriage lie to the other. The most fulfilling marriage is a relationship built on honesty.
Should it surprise us then that God is extremely reluctant to have any meaningful relationship with a person who is dishonest?
Dishonesty is lying, and lying is actually a form of betrayal. A person who doesn’t mind betraying another will betray God just as quickly, and because God knows each of our capacity to betray another if the right circumstances would seem to justify it … God will remain distant; it will be difficult for us to properly connect with Him.
The greatest reason God remains such a mystery in this life to so many is because they have never understood that God’s name is not only Truth, they also are not aware that God IS Truth. In fact, God is the personification of Truth. When you ARE Truth, which God IS, should it really be any great surprise to us that God so much hates liars – hates dishonesty – hates betrayers who will betray to have their own selfish way … that He simply will have little to do with them?
Lord - help me to know what TRUTH is!
By: Femi Akinwunmi
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