God is calling His children closer to Himself.
I know this, not because someone told me, but because I am experiencing it my own life.I used to think that God just wanted me to be good.Now I know He just wants me close to Him.Period. The rest will take care of itself.
It would be great to be good enough to approach Him, but if we wait for that… well, it just isn’t going to happen.I keep thinking, if I could work out the whole perfection thing…, but both He and I know that is not going to happen on this side of eternity.So, what we have covenanted to do in the interim is to stay as close to one another as possible.From here to eternity, so to speak.
He is staying as close as I will let Him.
I am staying as close as my disobedient flesh will allow.
I pray every day for more of Him and less of me, then stand amazed when a fiery trial comes along that burns away a tad of flesh.Indignant, I turn accusing eyes to Him.
“What’s going on here, God?”I ask in my most perplexed voice.
“You asked for more of Me and less of you…”
“Yeah, but you never said it would hurt!”
“Oh really?Have you heard of Peter?”
(I Peter 4:12 to be exact… 12Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you.)
“Okay, but can I have more of You without less of me?I mean, I can make lots of room for you.”
“No, Child.You really are too full of yourself…”
“Ouch! That hurt!”
…do not be surprised
And the perfecting process goes on…
Barbie Loflin 
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