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Let Nothing Get in the Way

Ask yourself, “Is God my God? Do I believe that He is God Most High, worthy of all of my worship and praise? Do I believe He will meet me right where I am, satisfy my deepest longings, and bring me into the holy, intimate, love relationship for which I was created?” These are critical questions. Please take a moment to consider them. Share them with the Lord. Believe that He will meet you right where you are and help you earnestly seek Him. We want to seek God as David describes and follow our Shepherd in His Word. This is essential because if we are not careful, we can find ourselves on a misguided course heading toward the wrong destination. The only path to pursue God is by His Spirit in His Word. The Son Himself is the Word! “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (Jn. 1:1 ESV). God’s Word is truth, Spirit, and life (Jn. 6:33). We are not alone in this pursuit (Jn. 16:13-15).

We pursue a loving and intimate relationship with God by spending time with Him—reading, meditating on, praying through, and obeying His Word. Paul says that our prayers must come from a heart full of gratitude (1 Thes. 5:17, Phil. 4:6, Col. 4:2). And obedience to God’s Word is the mark of those who truly love God (Jn. 14:24-25).

As we draw near to God, He draws near to us. He keeps us in close communion with Him, and we come to know Him more and more. We are enabled by grace through faith to press on in the face of difficulty, believing that He will accomplish His work in our lives. Without faith, we cannot please God (Heb. 11:6). It is essential to keep in mind that our earnest efforts may or may not produce the results we desire. We must wait on God. He is the One who causes the growth in His time and in His way (1 Cor. 3:7).

Be prepared, those who resolve to seek God earnestly will encounter resistance. We can lose step with the Lord, be detoured, and even delayed by various distractions from within and without. Listen to Christian’s exhortation in Pilgrim’s Progress, “Let nothing that is on this side of eternal life get in the way."