for, with, or in

I am not doing things for God. I am doing things with God. He works alongside me like a patient father showing me how things are done. But even more, I am doing things in God. He is actually doing the work and he values my cooperation.

longing

Do I long for time with God? Mostly I do my devotions out of a sense of obligation. I know that I need to be connected to the source of my life, but I value that connection mostly for what it enables me to do, not for the connection itself. I haven’t gotten to the place that A B Simpson writes of, “Once the gift I wanted, now the Giver own.” Part of the reason that I spend time with God is so that I will better know him and his love for me. If I really knew, then I would long for time with him.