When God scans the earth for potential leaders, He is not on a search for angels in the flesh. He is certainly not looking for perfect people, since there are none. He is searching for men and women like you and me, mere people made up of flesh. But He is also looking for people who share the same qualities He found in David. God is looking for men and women “after His own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14).
So, what does it mean to be a person after God’s own heart? It means your life is in harmony and in sync with the Lord. What is important to Him is important to you. What burdens Him burdens you. What breaks His heart, breaks yours. When He says, “Go to the right,” you go to the right. When He says, “Stop that in your life,” you stop it. When He says, “This is wrong and I want you to change,” you come to terms with it because you have a heart for God. That’s the bottom-line, biblical Christianity aka becoming sanctified.
My beloved brothers and sisters, God is looking for men and women whose hearts are His—completely and entirely. That means there are no locked closets. Nothing’s been brushed under the rugs. That means that when you do wrong, you admit it and come to terms with it. You long to please Him in your actions. You care deeply about the motivations behind your actions. God is not looking for magnificent specimens of humanity. He’s looking for deeply spiritual, genuinely humble, honest-to-the-core servants who possess a heart like David.
We live in a world that says, in many ways, “If you just make a good impression, that’s all that matters.” But you will never be a man or woman of God if that’s your philosophy. Never. You can’t fake and make it with the Almighty. You must face it until you ace it! He is not impressed with externals. He always focuses on the inward qualities, like the character of the heart . . . those things that take time, dedication, commitment, and discipline to cultivate.
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