"It's not the provision I needed, it's the provider."

We practically beg God for improvement in our lives. Whether it's in our nation or in the small circle of our friends, we want God to rain down. Sometimes we don't even realize how desperate we are. We are longing for attention from God. We cry out to God for change. We beg for salvation, freedom, cleansing, love, a new heart, to break our hearts for what breaks His. And our God is so good, so purely and selflessly good, that he gave it all to us through his son Jesus. He gives us what we ask for. He gives us an abundance. We are given light and healing. And when it is given to us, we keep walking. We keep living our normal, comfortable lives. Day by day wondering when God will bless us next. Cry out day to day. We keep moving and we wonder why we move in a straight line. We pray for provision and are thankful for all God does for us. But when do our lives truly change? When does the presence of God become thick and tangible in our lives? There is provision because of the greatness of God and we give him praise and worship him. But we don't glorify him. Glorifying means to treat as more splendid and excellent than would normally be considered. People normally praise God because they are thankful for the provision in their lives. But to glorify God is to honor and to worship with every fiber of being, holding nothing back, unashamed of the person you are in Christ, and thanking God not for provision but that he is the provider.
I've wanted provision but only for a fresh burst of life. I wanted to see the glory of God but only to see it. To entertain my future. I worship God and hold back because I am ashamed of how I cannot fully serve God. I receive with hardly any thankfulness the things God has given me, the way he has completely transformed my life. I take what he gives me and keep walking. The Lord wouldn't send an anointing if he wasn't looking for someone. He wouldn't give you everything he's given you if you didn't have a purpose. You are a purpose. He is inviting us into a divine relationship that was never meant to be one way. Not just for salvation but for a savior. Not just for forgiveness but for a forgiver. Not just for peace but for the peace maker. Not just for redemption for a redeemer. Not just for love but a lover. For the author of life. An abundance of breath. An inspiration.