Song Title: All I Want Is You
Artist:
Planetshakers
What do you want? Admit it. You probably want something. You probably want things to happen? You probably want to do certain things. What if all that you wanted was the Lord? What if all of your desires faded except for one, the desire for the Lord? The longing to be God's child?
Want can be a dangerous thing. It consumes some people. The want for more money, fame, success often take over people. Want can destroy people and pull you away from God. You know how the tenth commandment starts "Thou Shalt Not Covet..." Coveting is yearning to have something of someone elses. It's all about want.
But, wanting or desiring is not a sin. It helps to motivate people. It gets you to work toward something. But if it goes too far then it will get in between you and God like just about anything else.
Why not focus your want on the Lord, especially if other desires are getting in the way of you and God? The desire to want God can never go too far. This is the hope that the Planetshakers want for themselves and us too when they sing "All I Want Is You".
It seems almost impossible to only want God, but as the Lord's children maybe we should have that desire. It's a big challenge. One way of putting it would be having the desire to desire only God. We can pray for that God put on our hearts to want only Him even if we might not get there until we're in heaven.
It's comforting to know that God wants us to desire Him and doesn't mind that we release the other desires we hold on to. It can take away pressures that the world puts on us. It can help us cope by simplifying our desires. It releases us from the bondage of stuff. It's a freedom from want of anything the world has to offer.
Pray that God release you from those desires that get in between you and Him. Pray that God help you to want to want what God wants for you. Pray that all your earthly desires fade as your desire for Jesus grows.
P.S. Planetshakers is a Christian youth movement that began as an annual conference and grew into an international ministry and large church in Melbourne, Australia. The conference was born out of Paradise Community Church in Adelaide, South Australia by Pastor Russell Evans. Planetshakers expanded, and in 2004 moved to Melbourne to begin a church ministry (originally called Melbourne City Church). Planetshakers also has its own Bible College which is located in several campuses throughout Australia. Planetshakers' stated mission is to "empower a generation to win a generation". Oh, and they also support a music group that goes by the same name.
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