God wants His children to enjoy His fullness. He wants His children to live in victory, and in a state of peace, joy, and love. Yet, this doesn’t all depend on God. It also depends on us. God does His part, but we need to do ours. This is a two-way road. As they say, it takes two to tango. Are we willing to dance with God?
God’s part is to set up the spiritual well, meaning He is always available and accessible for us to engage in a real and meaningful relationship with Him. God is a personal and faithful God who wants to engage with His children. God provides Himself as the source of life, yet it is up to us to ‘plug’ into God. Want more of God? Then it is about how much we are willing to sacrifice, surrender and seek God. The Lord is always willing to meet with us, but our spiritual journey hinges on our desire, thirst and hunger for God.
Deuteronomy 30 says, “11 “For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. 12 It is not in heaven, that you should say, ‘Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 13 Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, ‘Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it?’ 14 But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.” God is available. His Word is accessible. Jesus died on the cross and the Lord poured out His Spirit to ensure we may abide in Him. Indeed, it is not a great mystery to find Him, and neither is He far away to search Him, for God is ever-present, magnificent and glorious.
Matthew 7 says, “7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Take note, we are called to “ask”, and to “knock”. These are a call to action on our part. If He truly seek Him, the Lord shall answer. The Lord sees and knows all. He sees the thirsty and the hungry, and those who desire His company shall surely know His divine love and touch.
How thirsty are we to drink from God’s well, with His very representing His very being? For those who drink from the well, it shall be well with their souls!
It boils down to how much we are willing to surrender to God. 1 Thessalonians 5 says, “23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.” Yes, God’s desire is for children to ‘prosper’ in spirit, soul and body, but this requires drinking from God and willingly and through a determined effort of obedience seeking to follow Him.