[Psalms 42:1]; As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
There are exciting things that men stumble on in the spirit. However, the exciting things easily arrest a man’s attention and draw him to them more than his need to seek after God. These things create a hunger that is not long lived because they are not after divine purpose but more of personal conviction. They are to the benefit of the prophet and not to whom he ministers.
For such men, God does not have their attention. They focus on the minor and leave out the major. They major in the minor and ignore the major. Thus, the church becomes administratively correct. It has a strong administrative setting, a nice building, a good mother’s ministry, the orphans are fed but when you enter it, Jesus is not there.
However, there is a point at which God can show you the state of your heart. It is like some children who never pay attention in class or who dodged class but somehow passed. It is wonderful that they passed but there is something the master did not communicate to them face to face. God takes you to that place where he shows you that you succeeded in many things but missed out on the bigger picture. When he taught us these things, we no longer went for over nights because we had to pray but because we loved him. In those times, we would sit and meditate for over an hour; in that place, it is about Him; all about Him.
Excerpt from the sermon: GOD YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION by Apostle Grace Lubega
There are exciting things that men stumble on in the spirit. However, the exciting things easily arrest a man’s attention and draw him to them more than his need to seek after God.
Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 6:12-13, Psalms 27:4
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