A pastor at IHOP was preaching a couple of Sunday's ago, and said how we, the church, have bought into the self gratifying culture. We preach Jesus as the way to get your sins forgiven so we can go to heaven, be blessed financially, emotionally, spiritually. It's all truth, but because of that being the focus, we treat God like He's there to fulfill us in every way. We're taught to "find our passion,the sweet spot that fulfills us." What an injustice to our Creator. It's subtle, because God has given us a call and destiny, but in one form or another, it's to find what is on God's heart, what He's passionate about, what He dreams of, that should be our passion. It's not about my dreams at all. Yes, He created and wired me in a certain way, but it wasn't to use on my agenda and what makes me feel good (even ministry). Matthew 6:33 says "Seek first the kingdom of God, and everything else will be given to you."
Our passion is to be for Him alone. And the overflow is anointed tasks, gifts, talents, used to His glory. So much of what we do is for our own glory. If you would like to hear the message that I barely scratched the surface of, it is on the IHOP website archive. God to WWW.ihop.org, then to "live prayer room web cast". Then,click on weekend services, and next, Forerunner Christian Fellowship. Look for archive for April 25th, and part two was May 2, which I haven't seen yet.
It's all for Him and His glory! All for love!
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