Who?

We want to be appreciated for who we are, more than what we can do. For people with sought after skills or resources, this can be a real problem. Do people want to be my friend because of what I can do for them or do they really like me? The root of the issue is in the growing state of self-centredness and condition that is constantly re-inforced through media and advertising - "because you're worth it!" "It's your right!" "You've earned it!" Nothing wrong with that until we start to put ourselves first at the expense of others and we become progressively less bothered about the people around us. We just wanna be first! Can you imagine what the world would be like if we were all just bothered about ourselves? And we wonder why our world seems so uncaring and troubled at times...

Sometimes it's like this with God. The more I become concerned with my own condition, the more my focus is on me, who I am, what I need, etc. We desire the benefits of God - forgiveness, acceptance, release from our problems, healing, etc. Our prayers can be an endless list of needs we want God to get sorted. What God really wants is relationship. That is why He created us in the first place. And we sometimes treat God the Father like some rich 'sugar daddy' who we 'love' because of what He can do for us... or even for what He has already done for us.

Sometimes it seems that we put what God gives in the place of God Himself, and we miss the whole point!

Our response to God is to love Him for who he is not what he does. To desire Him. Pursuing first God and His Kingdom, and all these other things will come along as well.

Who is God?... Well listen to "My King!" by the late SM Lockridge. Or try the Rock Mix!

or sit up and watch this: