Not God for Me, But Me for God

Yeah. So wanting, let's look at this very closely. As long as we are wanting anything for 'me', it can get in the way. You see, now when we say 'I really want God', then that may do a cleanup operation first, which is to clean up like 'I don't want worldly things. I don't want money. I don't want relationship. I don't want the best body. I don't want any of these things. I want God.' So, initially it may do that. But many times we are not able to let go of this 'me' that wants God. You see, we want God for myself. You see, instead of offering. What is the sign of true love? You see that 'I am yours.' And so making that sincere offer that 'I belong to you, my heart is yours alone.' And then in faith you may recognize that He is also yours alone. But it cannot be the other way around: 'When you give yourself to me fully, then I will fully hand over myself to you.' So we used to say earlier: not God for me, but me for God. Or God for God's sake.

For those of us in committed relationships or marriages, does it seem like 50/50? Does it seem like both have to work on it 50/50? No. It always seems like the one that we have to do is 100%. Both ones will see we are doing 100%. You see? So in the same way, we have to offer ourselves not 50, but 100. Are you willing to do this now? Your mind may be telling you, 'But I have been willing to do this for a long time.' But is it true in the sense that now your love for another, your love for anything in the world, must be only because of your relationship with God?