God is only after one thing. And that one thing isn’t what I have grown up thinking it was. I have been conditioned to believe that God was after my appropriate behavior. I’ve spent over two decades investing into this idea that God is after what I do or what I don’t do for Him; or what I say or don’t say; or even how I dress or the type of music I listen to.
Really though… can you blame me? Pastors and parishioners have been telling me this since before I can remember- as if it were a lulling mantra chanted to transform me into the right kind of guy. The kind of guy that doesn’t drink beer, smoke cigars, have sex before marriage, lie to his boss, cheat on his taxes, pirate music, watch R-rated movies, use swear words in the punch line of his jokes, or have Eminem songs hidden in the archives of his iPod. On the surface there is nothing wrong with this guy. He’s definitely clean cut. You would hardly assess him a risk for the local church- he’s not going to become a blemish to Christianity or embarrass the church he goes to by smoking pot in a field somewhere. He seems to be the poster child for the type of drone God is looking for.
However, that assumption is way off.
God is not after the condition of your reputation. God is not after the condition of your behavior. God is after the condition of your heart! He always has been, He currently is, and He always will be utterly consumed, unstoppably driven and completely obsessed with the condition of your heart!
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