How To Want What God Wants

If someone was to ask you to paint an image of God, how would you go about forming this painting? Would you go for the duller tones — greys, whites, and browns? Or would you choose yellows, purple and green? Most people would select the former. This is because they believe that God is bland.

This warped image of God makes us question the greatness of what God has planned in our lives. We hear people say, “God wants the best for you.” But in our translation, it sums up to someone saying, “Broccoli is the best for your system.”

In some theoretical way, we may agree that God’s plan is the best, but in “reality”, we don’t find the plan very appealing. We want to feel satisfied, alive, rich, and vibrant with our plans.

So how can we tune in to God’s frequency?

Obedience

We submit to God so cautiously and tentatively, because we think life may become dull if we do all that God wants. We make obeying God a burden, rather than an appealing choice.

Romans 12:2 says,

“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

Paul isn’t telling us that God’s plan is bland or boring. He’s confirming that God’s will is good, pleasurable, and utterly satisfying. God wants us to have experiences that will nourish our souls!

Attention

When everything goes our way, we tend to forget God. I don’t mean that we forget his name and existence. But in daily practice, we get inactive. To have a renewed mind and embrace His calling, pay attention to what God wants and what he doesn’t.

Deuteronomy 8:11 says,

“Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today.”

Spend a little time every day to meditate on God’s word without fail, so that you and I become the ultimate soldiers for Christ!

Serve

We know one thing for sure. We are placed on this earth for a purpose. And that is to serve the Lord in all the ways He has called us to do so.

So how can we serve God in our day-to-day lives?

Invest in people — Take the time to form new relationships. By caring for them, you allow the Holy Spirit to open their hearts to Christ.

Help when you know it’s needed — Someone struggling with their assignment? Or your neighbor’s cat is lost? Go help. These might seem like insignificant moments, but they’ll be remembered!

So here’s how it goes.

We can do what we want or what God wants, or we can have our desires so transformed, that there wouldn’t be a need to choose between them at all!