god needs to thwart our shallow wild at heart

Our real idea of God may lie buried under the rubbish of conventional religious notions and may require an intelligent and vigorous search before it is finally unearthed and exposed for what it is.' Compared with our actual thoughts about Him, our creedal statements are of little consequence. Tozer, 'That our idea of God corresponds as nearly as possible to the true being of God is of immense importance to us.

Where things are out of whack, that is where our repenting needs to take place.We agree with A.W. This is where it all begins, truly loving Jesus with all your heart. You can keep all the rules you think are important and not love God. Again, this is why mere “morality” can never substitute for true holiness. For then, every other relationship falls into place every other desire finds its appropriate place in our life. What a relief it is to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength. It’s the restoration of your reason for existence. Loving God is the centering of your existence as a human being.

Loving God alone will heal your humanity.

Whatever it is we find ourselves struggling with, right then and there in that very place we practice loving God and what we find is that our heart is freed to be good again. It’s pretty hard to hold bitterness toward someone if in that very moment you start loving God. It’s pretty hard to lust after someone if in that very moment you start saying, Jesus, I love you, I love you, I love you. Don’t they? Then this is what we do - we give our whole heart to God. They get the lion’s share of your time, your attention, your presence. You choose them over other things and other people. How do you love any of the people or the things that you currently love? You delight in them. So let’s keep this simple: Do you love God? It all starts there. Jesus said this was the first and greatest commandment. Love God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

God needs to thwart our shallow wild at heart