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Closer Than Your Beating Heart
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#CloserWalkWithThee
How can you be close to God when you feel far away? You may feel out of touch, but that doesn’t mean that you are too far for Him to reach you. In this age of image and comparison, it’s far to easy to allow our feelings to dictate truth. Our profile pages may look good, but they only provide an insta-fix and not a lasting solution to our ongoing feelings of disconnectedness.There’s an old saying “close is good enough.” Typically, close is not a good outcome, but is there ever a time when “close” is your best? YES. “I could never be good enough to get close to God,” you’re probably thinking. Well, that’s the BEST thing you could think right now, because being close to God has nothing to do with precision or with hitting a goal of any kind. God Himself has freed us from all the pressure of needing to earn His love.
He hit all the marks for us! Close is good enough when you decide to get close to God.
James says it this way, “Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you who are half-hearted towards God (James. 4:8).” The formula for being close to God is simple: want to. Simply wanting to be close to God is the quantum leap that makes it happen. You just glance at Him with a desiring heart and He’s already with you.
“He is closer than the beating of your heart.” @BranonDempsey
You don’t have to wait until you feel righteous or holy. You probably never will. You don’t have to live a sinless life before being accepted by God. You can’t.You don’t have to achieve some superhuman spirituality, find nirvana, or commit the ultimate selfless act of giving all you have to the poor before God will love you. All of those things are our own attempts to earn His love. It simply can’t be done. He already loves you. “Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never send away. (John 6:37)” Start wanting to be close to God and watch how He has already revealed Himself right here in your situation.
Jesus brings all sorts of good things into your life. He’s done all the work for you, so rest in it. Close is good enough for now. You don’t need a social page to bring you closer, you need the Holy Spirit to move you closer to the Pages of where He wants you to be.
@revchiz @BranonDempsey @WorshipTT
John Chisum, along with Branon Dempsey is one of our Worship Team Training Mentors. Explore what God can do through you, as we can help equip you for the upward calling in your leadership development through our Ministry Mentoring Program. Copyright 2016 Worship Team Training®
