A Holy Discontent

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“As long as we are content to live without revival, we will.” – Leonard Ravenhill.

What would happen if we got serious about our pursuit of Jesus? How different would our lives look if pursuing Jesus became the primary focus of our lives? What if we could not rest until we found ourselves totally immersed in a Christ-centered life? What if we took to heart the passion of the writer of Psalm 132?

I will not enter my house,
or go to my bed-
I will allow no sleep to my eyes,
no slumber to my eyelids,
till I find a place for the LORD,
a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob. – Psalm 132:3-5

What would happen if we could not rest until we made certain Jesus occupied not just a place, but His rightful place in our lives (Colossians 1:18)? In fact, let’s do an application exercise. What if you were to delay some of the common activities of your life so that you could pursue Jesus?

I will not ____________________________ till I find a place for the Lord . . .

I will not boot up my computer,
check my email,
eat my breakfast,
listen to a song,
watch a TV show,
go to church,
preach a sermon,
sing a song,
give an offering,
read a book,
play a game,

You fill in the blank. What are you doing other than making sure Jesus is first place in your life? Are those things really more important than Jesus? If the Psalmist was willing to forgo sleep to pursue Jesus, maybe we should be willing to make some lifestyle changes to pursue Him passionately.
But the good news –

You will call to Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you . . . ” – Jeremiah 29:12-14a

The Lord makes Himself readily available to all who will pursue Him wholeheartedly. I am praying that God gives me a holy discontent with everything until Jesus is at the center of my life. Will you join me in that prayer?

 

2 thoughts on “A Holy Discontent”

  1. Jane Schum

    An urgent letter from Anne Graham Lotz

    June 20, 2014

    As you may know, my husband is in declining health. I am no longer traveling and speaking as much as I have for the last 26 years since I am staying home to care for him. As a result, I have had time to be quiet and listen more to the whispers of the Spirit. He has revealed things to me in the stillness that I’m not sure I would have heard in my former busyness.
    One of the things He has impressed on me is that we are living at the end of human history as we know it. In light of this, He has given me some practical assignments. One was to be the Honorary Chair for the National Day of Prayer 2014 this past May. He gave me the message I was to deliver, which was from Joel 1…the Day of the Lord is at hand. It was a message warning that judgment is coming.
    Just recently, He has given me another assignment, which is to call His people in our nation to prayer. This assignment came indirectly from a Syrian pastor through a National Day of Prayer attendee. In obedience, I am blowing the trumpet…sounding the alarm…issuing a national prayer initiative entitled 7 7 7: An Urgent Call to Prayer. The Call is for God’s people to pray for each of the first seven days in the seventh month—July 1-7. Then on the 7th day, July 7, we are to pray and fast for 7 hours. The purpose is…
    • For God the Father to restrain, protect, and deliver His people from the evil that has come into our world.
    • For God the Son to be exalted, magnified, and glorified in His church, in our nation, and in our lives.
    • For God the Holy Spirit to fall on us in a fresh way, compelling the church to repent of sin and our nation to return to faith in the living God, resulting in a great national spiritual awakening.
    I’m asking you to partner with me, and send out the word to everyone on your email address list, or who follows you on facebook or twitter. I will be sending out an eBlast this week and next, which you can access at http://www.annegrahamlotz.com/events/urgent-call-to-prayer/. Please feel free to use it, and place your name in the paragraph that includes mine to make it more personal for your constituents. Feel free also to forward this letter.

    I will provide a prayer I have written for each of the 7 days to help unite us in one spirit and one voice as we cry out to God. Those who receive the eBlast are invited to sign up for the daily email prayers. Please be assured there is no other agenda in this initiative. This is not about promoting anything or anyone. This is all about calling God’s people together to pray, before it’s too late, and judgment falls on our nation.
    Please let me hear back from you as soon as possible. Time is short.
    Urgently,

    Blow the trumpet…sound the alarm…for the day of the Lord is coming. It is close at hand– Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God… Joel 2:1, 13

    • jimdug12

      Thanks for posting that one Jane. I put a link to the 7-7-7 prayer initiative on my Facebook page yesterday, will have a link to it on the blog tomorrow, and will tell the church about it tonight.

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