Everything Under the Son

I want more. I know what you are thinking..."Sure you do Anne. We all want more. Why can't you be thankful? Christmas is barely through and you are already wanting more?" That's not what I mean. I don't mean more stuff...more clothes, more shoes, more time, more money, more-more-more! I mean God. I want MORE of Him! More time with Him, more talking with Him, more understanding of Him, more-more-more! There is a catch though. More of Him means less of me. What? Less of me...now that's a hard one. I know it to be truth...scripture says it is true..."He must increase, but I must decrease." -John 3:30. The Message puts it this way..."This is the assigned moment for him to move into the center, while I slip off to the sidelines." I want it. I want more of Him and less of me. Am I willing to let go of ME? Am I willing to decrease so that He can increase? Most days I am a pathetic excuse for a daughter of the King. I spend more time focused on the things I want to have, do, make, think about...and much less time focused on Him. I live my days as though I am living them for myself...my joy, my fulfillment, me-me-me. Since when did the world revolve around me? Since when is my personal happiness more important than holiness? Obviously all of this 'me' stuff isn't working because I am left wanting 'more'.

Lord, I want more of YOU! Permeate my being...fill my heart and my mind with more. Speak to me and I will listen. Live in me and I will shine your light. I know that for You to increase, I must decrease...I am ready Lord. Amen.

I love you. I want more, too.

I love your post. Ditto, what Susan said. It made me think of another one of my favorite quotes from the book, Irresistable Revolution. "What the world needs is people who believe so much in another world that they cannot help but begin enacting it now." If we all could say...LESS OF ME, AND MORE OF HIM...then thy kingdom would come and His will would be done.