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Personal Epiphany: I’ve found that if I get my relationship with God right, everything else will fall into its proper place—my every action will be a beautiful reflection of this beautiful relationship.

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Personal Commitment: God wants me to know Him; so my commitment is to spend time doing exactly that—getting to know Him.

Pursuing My Passion (Seeking My Savior)

Along the way I’ve realized that the ultimate prize is a strong, thriving relationship with God—an intimate, tangible, personal relationship with my Creator. That’s the pearl of great price.

I’ve discovered that my life is fraught with ‘important’ things that distract me from my true purpose. Daily the world puts a million ‘important’ tasks in my path—pushing, shoving, dragging me away from the real goal: a beautiful relationship with my Savior Jesus.

The axiom of the age is this: Find something you’re passionate about and pursue it with every ounce of your being; don’t let anything keep you from pursuing the things and the people you zealously love. And I wholeheartedly agree with this movement; and, in alignment with these sentiments, I’m determined to pursue God exactly like that: relentlessly!

Sadly, when I honestly examine my life, I’m forced to admit my actions do not always reflect my desire to pursue God relentlessly—the things I chase are not always those things that build and strengthen my relationship with God.

My prayer is that God will give me a heart like David, a man who passionately pursued God, tenaciously sought a relationship with Him—putting this one thing above all else.

So join me as I use King David as an example and relentlessly pursue the thing my heart most desires: an eternal relationship with God.

Final Thought: The ultimate prize is not eternal life; the ultimate prize is an eternal relationship with God.

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Personal Epiphany: It takes a strong person to honestly assess their life and to humbly admit they can’t live without God.

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Personal Commitment: God’s work of transforming my heart and mind is often painful as He reveals the sin in my life, but I am fully committed to allowing Him to continue this amazing work; I’m committed to daily turning my heart and life over to Him.

Rooting Out the Sin (Filling the Void with God)

Along the way I’ve discovered that all too often I turn a blind eye to the sin in my life—either out of pride, lack of knowledge, or a stubborn unwillingness to honestly examine my heart for those things that separate me from God—but, whatever the reasons, when I’m finally forced to face those hidden or buried sins, I’m shocked to discover how deep and ugly they truly are.

In that moment of truth, I’m truly thankful that God does not reveal the full extent of my sin in one revolting exhibition, because the sheer weight of my disobedience and sin would likely crush me. Instead, God daily does this work in my life. He promises in Philippians: “There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears” Philippians 1:6 (MSG).

I really shouldn’t be surprised when this process is sometimes painful or difficult; after all, the Bible clearly describes this as work—thankfully, it’s God’s work and not mine.

Does this mean I can simply sit back and let the good times roll? No, it means that I must be willing to face the painful truths in my life, allowing God to dig down deep, eradicating the very root of my sins. Often this painful process leaves a deep wound that only He can fill. The truth is that digging out the sin in my life is not enough; I must then fill the gaping void with God. (Reference Luke 11:24-27.)

So join me as I allow God to continue working in my life, rooting out the sin and filling the void with His unending love.

Final Thought:The only way to entirely eliminate sin from our lives is to fill our hearts and lives fully with God.

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Personal Epiphany: There is only one thing God wants from us—our hearts.

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Personal Commitment: It seems so easy to say, “I give my heart to God,” but the reality of fully surrendering to God is much more difficult; it’s a release of not just my troubles, but also of my hopes, my dreams, and my deepest desires. Who better to release my life to than the One Who created me? So, today, I am recommitting to daily surrendering my all to God, allowing Him to fulfill my dreams, and so much more.