Why do WE seek God/Jesus?

JacobVY said:

From birth, I was born into a Christian family. As a child you dont understand and you just go on everyday playing with legos, sing "jesus loves me this I know" and pray ur nighty prayer before bed. That was it. I was baptized (around age 9-13) Attended church with family every sunday. So I was raised with a Christian family. During middle and early highschool years i didnt live like it though. Hanging around the wrong crowds, wrong acts. I got back into basketball (played when I was young but stopped) and really wanted God to help me with basketball (bless me to become a better player) so I commited my life to him as i knew that he can bless me. I think my problem was that I was looking for him only for the blessing. I changed my ways. Only for blessings. I not sure if this is wrong in front of God, and why it being wrong would make sense for all my confusion and not feeling his love or spirit. Why do WE seek God/Jesus?[/QUOTE
Welcome.
I seek Him because I Love Him.
Be blessed.

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Welcome.
I seek Him because I love Him.
Be blessed.

In Ro ch 1 it is discussed how we are aware of God even if we are from a totally degenerate environment. Additionally, we ALL know in our hearts that we are sinful, faulty, not perfect in need. We seek Jesus/God because that desire is there in us. NO ONE is saved because they do the right things or are raised in a Christian home or environment or go to church and do a lot of generous stuff and donate to charity; NO ONE. Salvation is all about our recognizing and admitting our faults/needs before the Creator of the universe and us; that we do not measure up and due to that are headed to everlasting burning in hell; that we must change our way of life/our mind to that of which God prescribes for us; and received His forgiveness offered exclusively through our believing in the exclusive work of Jesus' sacrifice on our behalf. (See verses in signature for details.) If still have ? please ask.

JacobVY said:

From birth, I was born into a Christian family. As a child you dont understand and you just go on everyday playing with legos, sing "jesus loves me this I know" and pray ur nighty prayer before bed. That was it. I was baptized (around age 9-13) Attended church with family every sunday. So I was raised with a Christian family. During middle and early highschool years i didnt live like it though. Hanging around the wrong crowds, wrong acts. I got back into basketball (played when I was young but stopped) and really wanted God to help me with basketball (bless me to become a better player) so I commited my life to him as i knew that he can bless me. I think my problem was that I was looking for him only for the blessing. I changed my ways. Only for blessings. I not sure if this is wrong in front of God, and why it being wrong would make sense for all my confusion and not feeling his love or spirit. Why do WE seek God/Jesus?

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But whoever loves God is known by God. 1 Corinthians 8:3

JacobVY said:

From birth, I was born into a Christian family. As a child you dont understand and you just go on everyday playing with legos, sing "jesus loves me this I know" and pray ur nighty prayer before bed. That was it. I was baptized (around age 9-13) Attended church with family every sunday. So I was raised with a Christian family. During middle and early highschool years i didnt live like it though. Hanging around the wrong crowds, wrong acts. I got back into basketball (played when I was young but stopped) and really wanted God to help me with basketball (bless me to become a better player) so I commited my life to him as i knew that he can bless me. I think my problem was that I was looking for him only for the blessing. I changed my ways. Only for blessings. I not sure if this is wrong in front of God, and why it being wrong would make sense for all my confusion and not feeling his love or spirit. Why do WE seek God/Jesus?

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I have learned to pray for God's will and not my own. Putting your trust in Jesus that He knows what will make us happy instead of asking Him for what we want is a better way to pray. We should also daily follow God's words for our life, obeying Him and His commandments along with loving Him with all our hearts.

I think God wants to bless everyone with their hearts desire, but its hard when we put our will above His will for us. God is a God of love and knows what will make us happy.

For example, when I was in a good place in my life and felt ready after many personal struggles to finally have a life partner I prayed to God to help me. When I prayed I did not ask for anything specific, only that I trusted God that He would know what would make me happy and I would put my trust in Him. Shortly there after I met a man that became my husband and he was way beyond what I expected if I could have described my perfect partner. We have been married 10 years now.

My good friend keeps praying to God to bring her a man that is rich, Christian, tall and good looking. I have tried to tell her, she is countermanding God by asking these things. God is our Creator, He knows what is best for us. He wants to give you everything your heart desires, but you need to trust Him that He knows what is best for us. Sometimes its what we ask for and sometimes, He gives us an alternative. He will also test you. You want to make sure you are putting God first and loving Him because He is our Creator even if He never granted any of our prayers.

God bless

JacobVY said:

From birth, I was born into a Christian family. As a child you dont understand and you just go on everyday playing with legos, sing "jesus loves me this I know" and pray ur nighty prayer before bed. That was it. I was baptized (around age 9-13) Attended church with family every sunday. So I was raised with a Christian family. During middle and early highschool years i didnt live like it though. Hanging around the wrong crowds, wrong acts. I got back into basketball (played when I was young but stopped) and really wanted God to help me with basketball (bless me to become a better player) so I commited my life to him as i knew that he can bless me. I think my problem was that I was looking for him only for the blessing. I changed my ways. Only for blessings. I not sure if this is wrong in front of God, and why it being wrong would make sense for all my confusion and not feeling his love or spirit. Why do WE seek God/Jesus?

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We ought to seek God because we were made to know Him (Romans 11:33; 1 Corinthians 1:5; 2 Corinthians 4:5-6, etc.), and in knowing Him to love Him (1 John 4:14-19; Matthew 22:36-38), and in loving Him to delight in Him (Psalms 5:11; Psalms 16:8-11; Galatians 5:22; 1 Thessalonians 1:6; etc. ), and in delighting in Him to glorify Him.

When you know God, and love Him, and enjoy Him, then you live in a way that worships and magnifies Him. Like your love of basketball. You know how to play, you really like playing and so you invest in playing, you talk about playing, you glorify basketball. God made you to do this with Him. He wants you to find Him so fulfilling, so incredible, that you can't help but sing His praises and share Him with the world. This is why you were made.

1 Corinthians 10:31
31 Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Matthew 5:16
16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Romans 15:5-6
5 Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,
6 so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20
19 What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of God, and you are not your own?
20 For you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

You can only experience God fully, you can only really enjoy Him, if you live His way. And that way is the way of submission to Him (Romans 6:13-22; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:6) of death to Self (Matthew 16:24-25; Romans 6:11; Romans 12:1), and pursuit of a holy, Christ-centered life (John 15:5; Philippians 1:21; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:3).

JacobVY said:

Why do WE seek God/Jesus

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The why doesn't matter so long as one finds and follows Jesus.

As John 14:6 says he is the only way to God, that all other ways are false.