In Need of... Desire.

I had a bit of an eye-opener today... I've been all about trying to have enough discipline to sit down and study God's Word.
Today, while reading a devotional book, I realized that it shouldn't be about discipline. It should be about devotion. Not about dedication to doing something, but DESIRE to love Someone.
My study habits should directly reflect how much i love Jesus. How much i want to spend time with Him, be like Him, and LOVE Him.
I first need to LOVE Him. And then i will desire to spend TIME with Him. And then i will come to KNOW Him.

It's interesting..... The sermon in my church today was about marriages, and how men and women (should) express their love and receive love. Pastor Marc spoke about the differences between the genders and how it's tearing marriages apart, because people aren't willing to embrace those differences.
One of the text references was Genesis 1:27 - So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Something that JUST struck me....... God shares the qualities of love of both of the genders.
So when you say that men want to be respected, and that is how they receive love - God is the same. He must be respected.
And when you say that women desire time, and appreciation, and that is how they receive love - God is the same!
(See Ephesians 5 for more insight into how a relationships should be!)

To tie that into the original thought................

The same way i would want to love my spouse, i should love God. The same way i desire to be loved, i should love God. I need to repect Him, spend time with Him, and appreciate Him (among other things!)...
When that happens, i will desire to be with Him on a daily basis.

"And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord..." - Jeremiah 29:13-14