Circumstances.

God wants to use us. Believe it or not we are not here on earth for ourselves rather we are here for God and to do his work. Last year I was so consumed with that notion that I completely forgot about relationship. Our relationship with God is more important than any ministry you can think of. This year I have dedicated to many things. One of these things is chasing after God. I want to know God so much that the desire consumes me at times. Recently I have felt though that the more I seek after him is the further away he seems.
Not the best predicament to be in I must say. Never is. I have been praying and reading the Word and I felt like nothing was working. I did all that I can to 'feel' closer to God but nothing worked. I then spoke to one of my youth leaders and who reminded me of something I told him God had asked me to do. In doing introspection I realised that I had some unfinished business to handle. I never ever thought that this one situation, this one small t hing that I had to do would be the thing keeping me from catching up with God.
Sometimes we pay no attention to the little things that may be keeping us from God. We wonder why we feel so distant from him or why he isn't answering us. Sometimes its just the little things. I did what God asked and immediately began feeling better. My encouragement today is examine yourself and your lives. Is there anything keeping you from God? If so what are you going to do about it?