Notes from this week's podcast: Face to Face with God

Months ago, we began this journey asking: How do we become God's vessel? 

We cemented that it starts with surrender -- giving our heart and our life to God, selling out to God -- and desiring to keep our heart before God to please God.

But the most popular question asked is still: What is my purpose?

Don't look around and start moving. Instead, your next step is to look up. As you surrender, humble yourself before God and look up and seek God's face -- seek a greater intimacy with Him. Then, He will begin to direct you. 

Caution: In the flesh, our sight can be distorted. So, how can we get there?

Step One: Seek the face of God. How? Read Scriptures that talk about God (not what you want from God, but His attributes like majestic, goodness, graciousness)

You will see your next step because you were loving God, spending time with Him, getting to know Him. 

Step Two: Desire to stay there. Now that you want to linger in His presence, there's a reason why -- to let Him breathe on you, to give you His life. 

Step Three: Inhale the breath of God. Make sure you take it in. Read the Word of God. Speak the Word of God. Ask the Holy Spirit to deposit it in you. 

As you remain in His face, breathe His breath, take in the Holy Spirit, God's building you up in His strength. He's giving you His plans, His thoughts, laying out His purpose for you. 

You position yourself in the heavenliness. It empowers you to walk by faith, trusting God, staying attached to God. You're ready to follow God's plans because you're surrendered and He's breathing them on you. You're taking them in, and they're beginning to make sense spiritually. 

You move right along with God because you love Him. You're motivated out of love, a face to face relationship with God. 

Scripture references for further study: Psalm 103:8, Job 33:4, Isaiah 55:8, Luke 4:1-8