You know, I've been thinking about how much can change when just ONE person decides to seek God with their whole heart. It's really something when you stop and think about it. One person, one heart, one life that decides there's more to living than just getting up every morning, going through the motions, and trying to make it through another day. There's a whole lot more to life when you begin walking with the Lord, and I don't mean just knowing ABOUT Him. I mean seeking/getting to know Him. Just like the Bible says.
Loving the Lord is not about religion. It's about your relationship with Him. Just like your relationship with your best friend has nothing to do with religion, or any other outside influences. And good friends are hard to find, but I have to tell you, Jesus has definitely been the best friend I could ever have, all these 53 years. No doubt about it. He's trustworthy and he's there for us 24/7. I don't care who you are, he's there. He's always been there, waiting for you to fellowship with him. But not just once a week on a Sunday. Or only when you need something from him. Let me just ask you....When was the last time you prayed to God, and actually gave some time to him? When was the last time you read your bible? Nobody will ever love us, like Jesus.
I think sometimes we underestimate what God can do with a willing heart. We look at ourselves and see all the things we aren't, all the mistakes we've made, all the times we've stumbled, and even the years we've spent going in the wrong direction. But God doesn't look at all that. He doesn't look at us, the way we look at ourselves. Instead, He sees our potential. He sees our hearts and the way we do things. Even the reason, why we do things.
What He really sees when he looks at us, is what His grace can do in a life that turns toward Him. Just look at the people in the Bible. Moses didn't think he was capable of doing what God asked of him. David was a shepherd boy, not somebody the world would have considered important. Peter stumbled badly, and yet Jesus wasn't finished with him. Their stories remind me that God has never needed a perfect person to accomplish His purposes. Instead, He's looking for a heart that is wIlling to trust Him.
SO HOW DO WE FIND HIM?
Jeremiah 29:13 says, "And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart."
Now there's a biblical promise worth holding onto! Notice it doesn't say to seek Him halfway, or only when we're in trouble, or try to work our way to heaven, or only when we need something from Him. It speaks of seeking Him with ALL our heart. And when we begin doing that, something happens. Our priorities start changing. The things that once seemed so important, don't always hold the same place in our lives anymore. We begin wanting what He wants, and we start seeing people and circumstances a little differently. No, that doesn't mean we suddenly become perfect or that every problem disappears. Lord knows we still have our struggles. But we aren't walking through them alone anymore. THAT'S the difference.
And here's another thing I've noticed. A life that begins seeking God, doesn't just affect that one person. It can touch other lives in ways we may never even know. Maybe it's a mother who begins praying differently for her family. Maybe it's someone who has spent years carrying bitterness and finally allows God to teach them how to forgive.
Maybe it's a person who once felt hopeless and now has a little light in their eyes because they've discovered the hope that comes through Jesus. Somebody notices. Somebody hears a different kind of conversation. Somebody sees a little kindness where they weren't expecting it. And sometimes that little seed is all it takes for another heart to begin wondering about the Lord.
We don't always get to see what God does with the seeds we plant. We may never know that something we said, a prayer we prayed, or a little kindness we showed, made a difference in somebody else's life. That's alright. We aren't RESPONSIBLE for making the seed GROW. That's the Holy Spirit's job. We're responsible for being willing to let God work through us.
But I want to bring this a little closer to home, so I have to ask you...what about you? Have you ever stopped to consider what could happen if you gave God your whole heart and quit holding back? I'm not talking about putting on a religious show or trying to impress anybody with how much Scripture you know. Even that devil can do that. 🤣😂
No. I'm talking about that quiet, personal decision to say, "Lord, I want to know You. I want You involved in my life. Teach me Your ways, show me where I need to change, and help me become the person I need to be."
That's where a changed life begins. And it isn't about earning God's love. Jesus ALREADY demonstrated His love for us when He gave His life at Calvary. It's about responding to that love and discovering what it means to belong to HIM.
So, if you ever find yourself thinking that you're "just" one person, and can't possibly make much difference, I hope you'll think again. We have so, so many examples, from history.
Jesus Paul Dr. Martin Luther King Mahatma Gandhi Billy Graham George Washington Abraham Lincoln Mother Teresa Bill Gates Helen of Troy Michael Jordan Albert Einstein Amelia Earhart Elon Musk Each of the Disciples Muhammad Ali Mary, Mother of Jesus Johanna Von Budwig Colonel Sanders Mozart... the list is exhausting
Each... sacrificed so much.
But thank God that we don't have to be famous, stand behind a pulpit, write a book, or have a thousand people listening to us, in order to go to heaven. You just have to be willing to let the Lord come into your life. One life seeking God, can become a testimony. That testimony can encourage another person, and that person may encourage someone else. Before you know it, something that began with one heart seeking the Lord, has touched lives you may never even meet.
Isn't that something?
And that's why I believe the title of this little devotional says it all. ONE LIFE SEEKING GOD CHANGES EVERYTHING. Not because we're so wonderful, but because the God we're seeking is wonderful beyond anything we could ever imagine.
Go ahead... pull up a chair, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and ponder this: Your life MATTERS to God. Your WILLINGNESS matters. And you have NO IDEA what He might do with a heart that truly seeks Him.
I can say that, only because since I've sought to get even closer to Him, my life has suddenly changed even more. He has led me to write seven songs for a CD album. I already have the title for each song I need to write. I'm for practicing what I preach. I mean, that's just the only way to do it. But it's not going to happen overnight. It will take a LOT of hard work because I have to wait until the Lord actually GIVES me the words for each song.
There will be seven songs of worship and praise. I already have one of those songs refreshed. It's one that I wrote 15 years ago and still have the yellow lined crumpled paper, I wrote the song on, in my Bible. And now, I have it ready to be burned on a CD, after I get the other six songs written. I have that one that I wrote 15 years ago, on a little recording with the music and words on it and it really blew me away I tell you. My pastor put the music to the words, and I was just shocked because I hadn't heard any real music played for that song except for in my head and then when he put music to it it was completely different and it really blew me away. 🤭
I just wasn't expecting it to sound that beautiful. It's such hard work to finish writing songs to the other six titles. it may not be till Easter next year that I get it out but I'll be working on it, very hard. So I won't be on SW too much. It will take all I have, to do this, but I will leave my account open and my profile showing. I'll show you the cover for the CD now.
