Is Perfection Required To Get Close To God?

What does it take for a person to get closer to God where they see God demonstrate His power daily? Many believe they must become perfect and righteous before they can truly draw close to God or feel His presence.

I used to think that if I could just get my act together and follow all the rules that the church put before me then, and only then could I be worthy to receive favor from God or see him move through me in mighty ways.

Boy, did I have it all wrong. I see a lot of people though with that same belief system. Go to church, check the block. They have a list of things they follow to feel good and righteous. They loose sight on going after God and start going after living a perfect life in hopes that God will notice how good they are.

So many times I tried to be perfect only failing miserably. Then not only did I disappoint myself, I thought I had ruined my chance to get close to God and find my purpose in life.

It hit me hard one day when someone said, "If you keep waiting till you are perfect then, you can forget walking with God, no one can be perfect and if they are close, then perfection is their focus and not God" I thought, yeah, King David wasn't perfect, Moses wasn't perfect. Yet, they loved God and stood firm in the faith of God's promises and loved to worship God. They had hearts after God. When I got real with God and admitted I could not be perfect. That is when God began to draw close to me. I started seeking him more and then a desire and love for God began to become the most important thing to me. I want all that God has. When you go to God in truth it is as if he picks you up and holds you drawing you close. It was only then that I realized I was truly repentant and wanted to seek God and his plan for my life.

Christians like to talk about how awesome God is. How He can work in people. I don't want to talk about it. I want to see God demonstrate His power and miracles on a daily basis. I want to surrender myself daily over to God and climb up into His lap as a child and draw close to Him soaking in His presence. There are two keys to moving in the power and presence of God. Faith and Love. God moves mightily through love and it is faith that pleases Him.

Love I notice can combat a lot of things. This has helped save me from several incidents that could have gotten out of hand. Through God's love He protected me. The more I praise Him, the more my faith increases.

Draw close to him today. Talk to Him like a friend and let him know what is going on with you. Tell him your hearts desires and praise Him and He will flood you with His peace. God desires to spend time with you and bless you. You are worth it to Him. He will never give up on you!