What is Your Agenda

"I have no one else like Timothy, who genuinely cares about your welfare. All the others care only for themselves and not for what matters to Jesus Christ." Philippians 2:20-21

Do you search God's Word with a self-agenda? Often times many of us will open the Word searching for the right passage that applies to our agenda.

It might be the only time we ever open our Bibles. Which is sad, but is probably done more than we realize.

I am not saying this is wrong by any means, but when it is done for selfish reasons, then, yes, I believe that is wrong. It just makes me feel like we "use" God. I don't ever want Him to feel used. I want Him to feel as loved as He makes me feel loved. Which I know is humanly impossible.

If we are just using Jesus to make ourselves look better, then our hearts are not where they should be. Our relationship with Christ is not where it should be.

If we search with self-agenda we are leading ourselves astray, because we are only taking bits and pieces of God's Word instead of as a whole.

The Holy Spirit guides each of us differently. He also lets us know when our motives in searching God's Word is for His glory or for our selfish gain.

Why do we have a relationship with Christ is the real question.

Why do you study or not study His Word?

Are we taking God's Word as a whole or in parts as we see fit, and as they apply to our wants?

Jesus show us very specifically our reasons for doing what we do when we study Your Word. Reveal to us every intention. Amen