I hear from people that they’re frustrated with their journey in faith, they’ve lost their passion, their bible seems dry and they frankly don’t want to listen to Christian pop to try to rev themselves back up.

How do you make it work?

My wife Jana, teaching a few months back, mentioned three words: Identity, Affection, Access.

When you know who’s you are and who you are (Identity) it will position you to allow the love of God, his Affection and desire for you, to overflow in your life.  Soon you’ll start showering that love and affection back on him.

As you understand the truth about yourself (how crazy he is about you) and you begin to receive the love of God, you’ll find this opens up your access to hearing from him in a whole new way.  And that Access, driven by worship of him, will lead to encounter with him and revelation.  Access will lead you to his heart, and as it gets personal between you & Jesus, your whole level of desire will change.

If you’ve got lost along the way, go back and start with his heart, how good he truly is, and what he really thinks of you.  The rest will follow in good measure, if you’re willing to hang in there and trust the process.

 

I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord
    in the land of the living.
Psalm 27:13 (NIV)