Combat discontentment

A Passionate Life Before God.



It is God’s heart desire to manifest His awesome presence as glory among His people. Throughout Scripture and  history, God’s manifest presence and spiritual fullness are always the sources of powerful blessing, sweeping evangelism through God's Holy Spirit.

It is by God’s awesome mercy that He raises up a standard and restraining evil forces. Indeed, it is “not by might nor by power but by My Spirit says the Lord.” (Zechariah 4:6) 

Through His people, God desires to touch the whole earth. No doubt, it greatly disappoints and saddens God’s heart when His people do not hunger and seek for more of a one on one relationship through Christ. A lack of hunger and active seeking says we are content to continue religious activities and studies without much effort or passion. Sadly, many today have substituted the one hour weekly worship service as "seeking God." Leaving room for God's grace and work most modern saints know far too little about the fullness and power of the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately, many Christians live a life unbalanced, and unbiblical.   



The Old Testament story of David—a boy who by faith, courage, and divine appointment was thrust into the kingship of Israel. He was king, warrior, psalmist, prophet, and one who foreshadowed the coming of Christ. And he was flawed. But the Book of Acts describes David as “a man after [God’s] own heart” (Acts 13:22). 

Although David was flawed, he lived a passionate life of trusting, seeking, and worshiping God.


1 Samuel 17; 2 Samuel 6; 11:1–12:14; Psalm 51



    • A Man's World: 

—What would it look like to be a person “after God’s own heart”?
—In what ways does David’s life point us to Christ?

    • A Man's Word

—Teaching point one: A life lived before God includes passionate trust.
—Teaching point two: A life lived before God involves passionate seeking.
—Teaching point three: A life lived before God involves passionate worship.

    • A Man's Work: Action Point - Express your passionate heart toward God.
           A) A life lived before God includes passionate trust. Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all  
                 your heart and lean not on your own understanding;in all your ways submit to him,  
                and he will make  your paths straight.


           B) A life lived before God involves passionate seeking. The Old Testament and New Testament 
              words for "seek" to seek the face of God; to desire ; to examine or explore ; to seek earnestly  
              ; to diligently search for ; to wish for ;  to crave ; to investigate ; to pursue.

            Only God can touch our hearts and give us the desire to seek and to know Him, and to want His will & plans & ways above our own: Intimacy with God and the fullest possible 

fellowship and partnership with Him comes as you desire and seek to know Him & 

His plans and will and His ways. Prayer and spending time with God is all about desire & 

passion for God ; it is not a "religious" discipline in your Christian walk.

"I will give them a heart to know me."   - Jeremiah 24:7
" O Lord, God of our fathers, keep this desire in the hearts of your people forever, and keep their hearts loyal to you. And give my son Solomon the wholehearted devotion to keep your commands, requirements, and decrees..."   - I Chronicles 29:18-19

"For it is God who works in you to will and act according to His good purpose."  - Phil. 2:13

       C)  A life lived before God involves passionate worship. The word passionate expresses an intense 
             desire, an ardent spirit, strong feelings, and the sense of heightened importance. 

Through the personal practice of Passionate Worship, we learn to love God in return. Followers of Christ develop patterns of listening to God, allowing God to shape our hearts and minds through prayer, personal devotion, and community worship. We love God.

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