By the pen of Charles Spurgeon:

It is strange how little we make use of the spiritual blessings God gives us, but even stranger how little we make use of God Himself. Although He is “our own God,” we don’t stay in continual contact with Him and we ask Him for very little. How seldom we seek counsel at the hands of the Lord! How often we simply go about our business without seeking His guidance! Even in our troubles we constantly strive to bear our burdens ourselves instead of casting them upon the Lord so He may sustain us! (See 1 Peter 5:7.)

This is not due to some prohibition against it, for the Lord Himself suggests to us, in essence, “I am yours, dear soul, come and make use of Me as you will. You may freely approach My spiritual storehouse, and the more often you come the more welcome you will be.” So it is our own fault if we do not partake in the riches of our God.

Therefore, since you have such a Friend and He invites you to come, why not receive from Him daily? Never go without when you have a God to go to, and never fear or faint when God is there to help you. Go to your treasure and take whatever you need, for He has more than you could even want. Learn the divine skill of allowing God to be all things to you. He can supply everything you need, or better yet, He Himself can be all you need.

I urge you then to make use of your God. Make use of Him through prayer, going to Him often, for “he is your God” (Deut. 10:21). O believer, will you fail to use such a great privilege? Flee to Him and tell Him all your wants. Use Him constantly “by faith” (Rom. 1:17) at all times.

If some evil darkness has clouded your life, use your God as the sun, and if some strong enemy has attacked you, find your shield in Jehovah, for “He is your shield” (Deut. 33:29) and your sun. If you have lost your way in the mazes of life, use Him as your guide, for He will direct you.

Whoever you may be and wherever you may be, remember — God is all you may ever want, is everywhere you need Him to be, and can do everything you could ever want Him to do.

By the pen of Jim Reimann:

Indeed, our Lord is a personal God who lavishes His riches on us. Yet as we grow in Him, maturing from newborn babies to seasoned saints, our requests of Him should mature as well.

He says, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven” (2 Chron. 7:14).

Notice how He says “seek my face” and not “seek my hand.” When we seek His face we seek to know Him better, but when we seek His hand we seek only the things He can give us.

What would we rather have, “the things of the world” (1 Cor. 7:31) or “the love the Father has lavished on us” (1 John 3:1) and “God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding” (Eph. 1:7 – 8)?

Father, my prayer is that You would help me loosen my grasp on the meaningless “things of the world” and deepen my desire for You alone.