"A Sincere Thirst For God" -2

"My soul thirstest for God, for the Living God: when shall I come and appear before God? (Psalms 42:2) If you don't have it right, then get it right; it's really just that simple. As a matter of fact, God is for you making the right choices; He is wanting you to seek Him with all of your heart, and He wants you to make Him your all in all; so go ahead and ask Him to make it happen. I am absolutely serious about what I am saying; if you really truly want to have God be the most important thing in your life, then ask Him to change your heart and to make it happen in your life; but be warned, your life is going to change; and be prepared to have your life flipped upside down. Whenever we ask God to do whatever it takes, we had better be prepared to react right away, because you could end up having everything taken away, if you persist in trying to resist Him and turning your life completely over to Him. Know this: God answers prayers; one way or another, He is going to answer our prayers; it may not be the answer that we were looking for, or at the time we were expecting Him to answer, but nonetheless, He will answer; so be careful what you ask for! How bad do you want Him to take something out of your life? or how important is it to you that He is Lord of your life? Are you willing to count the cost? But, you might be asking yourself, Why should I need to give up everything, just to follow Jesus? It is really not a matter of needing to give up anything, but more a matter of a willingness to give up everything, if that is what it takes. Yes Lord, I am willing to give up everything and anything, just to be able to come and appear before you, spotless and unashamed... Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance: but as He which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you." (1 Peter 1:13-20)