Having A Heart Towards God

As Christians we often have said to ourselves or even have made a statement to another Christian Believer, "I want to have a heart towards God. Many Christians are unaware of the preparations that must be made in order to have a heart toward God. We often think that if only we pray more, if only we read the Bible more, then we will completely have a heart towards God. Don't misunderstand me with this statement, praying and reading your Bible are the basic building blocks to having a Heart Towards God. So, you asked then how can I have a heart that is toward God? First, just like in any natural relationship, their must be a Relationship by knowing Him. You must know first off that God is Real and that He desires to have a Holy Spiritual Intimate Relationship with you. Within this Holy relationship with God, you must first learn about God. Know the Attributes of God, know what God requires of you. Learn just what God expects of you day by day. God desires a true relationship with us. God desires a developing continual fellowhip with us where day by day He can deposit of Himself into our spirit. Because God is faithful, He expects and desires nothing less from his children. He calls for our faithfulness to Him to be Pure and Unbroken. In order to have a Heart Towards God, God's Heart Must First Be Toward You! It is God who first draws us. If we are receptive to the calling and drawing of God, He draws nearer to you. The Scripture says. James 4:8 Draw Nigh Unto God and He Will Draw Nigh Unto You. We've got to realize the urgent importance of possesing constant closeness to God. God desires that our hearts become one with Him. In order to truly have a Heart Towards a Holy God, is that our hearts must first be cleansed. Scripture: Ps.51 [10] Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. We must first also have a Repentive Heart that yearns to be Regenerated. After the regeneration of your heart, you will begin a journey of wanting more and more of God. Your priorities change, where you were putting other things before God, you will begin putting God First! Scripture: Matthew 7: [7] Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: [8] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. . Scripture: Matt.6 [33] But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Your life will change completely for the better. When something has been overhauled, it has been made new. BUT God does it so much BETTER.... He scraps the old, and makes everything brand new. Scripture: 2Cor.5:17] Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. . In your desire for developing a heart towards God, it's good to be like David, God said that David was a man after His Own Heart. What made David so special? David Loved God, praised God, he sang songs, he prayed, he worshipped and Glorified God. David's heart was truly toward God. "I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will. -Scripture: Ac 13:22 Mark.12 [30] And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Begin to develop a 'Love Relationship' with God, study what's it like to love your neighbor as yourself. Dr. Daisy Gaitors