How can I desire God more than anything?

Find a quiet place where you can read a certain portion of the Bible every day. Begin a prayer journal and in this time of meditation, express your deepest thoughts to Him, ask Him to fill you with His Spirit, and begin to think about others and pray for them.
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How can I love God more than anything else?

How to love God more than money: 8 practical ways
  1. Have a Regular Prayer Time. I am not talking about praying over a meal or even talking to God as you drive to work. ...
  2. Serve Others. The second greatest commandment (after loving God) is to love others. ...
  3. Be a Giver. ...
  4. 10 examples of generosity in the Bible and how to follow them.
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What is God's greatest desire?

Throughout the Bible, the cry of God's heart is His desire for us to be His people and for Him to be our God. He created us for Himself, but He also created us with a free will. We can choose to love or not love Him.
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What it means to desire God?

Having Godly desires means we must always long for, hope for and express our wishes for God and His ways.
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How do I align my desires with God?

These are 3 steps in aligning ourselves with Christ.
  1. Intentional prayer before our feet hit the floor. ...
  2. Train ourselves to study scripture. ...
  3. Worship so our realities change.
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How do I know I'm following God's will?

Following God's Plan for Your Life:
  • Be in prayer. A way to know that you are following God's plan for your life is by being in prayer. ...
  • Be actively reading in the Word. ...
  • Follow the commands He puts on your heart. ...
  • Seek a godly community. ...
  • Obey the Truth.
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How do I stay on the right path with God?

5 things to keep in mind about following God's path for your life
  1. 2) Submit your whole self to God and trust Him a) James 4:7-8 Submit yourselves, then, to God. ...
  2. 3) Pray and spend time with God. ...
  3. 4) Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal it to you then listen and obey. ...
  4. 5) Protect yourself from the words of others-
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How do we seek God's face?

Remind yourself you are in God's presence and read again ... notice how God might be speaking to you through his Word — dwell on a word or phrase that jumps out at you ... let your heart respond to God in prayer ... take refreshment in God's presence.
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What did Jesus say about desire?

Matthew 9:13

“Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice. ' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”
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What is the interest of God?

If you have an interest in God, you want to learn or hear more about God.
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What does the Bible say God wants from us?

God expects us to accept His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, as our Savior. He expects us to give our lives to Him, and in so doing, develop the character of Christ. God wants us to become more like Christ.
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What does God desire of his people?

God desires His people to be saved, and He desires to have us spend eternity with Him.
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How do you love God with all your soul?

Luke 10:27 “He answered: “'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind…'” How do you love the Lord with all your soul?
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How can we make God happy?

Loving God is expressed in the same way, by spending time in his presence — listening for his voice, thanking and praising him, or reading and contemplating his Word. You also make God happy in how you respond to his answers to your prayers. People who value the gift over the Giver are selfish.
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What are the types of desire?

Desire motivates us in many important ways: physical desire, for example, is called hunger or thirst; intellectual desire is called curiosity; sexual desire is called lust; economic desire is called consumer demand.
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What does it mean God will give you the desires of your heart?

Everything will happen in His timing. God knows what is best for you and He hears the desires of your heart. He will give you the desires of your heart when the time is right. Have patience and trust in the Lord.
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What is the role of desire in Christianity?

Christians believe that God is able and willing to work at the origination point of desire, actually giving and shaping the desires of their hearts. The Christian then cooperates with these deep-level operations in practices that cultivate and bring to fruition these new desires.
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What is the purpose of seeking God?

It is natural for human beings to pray to God for help from the various predicaments that they have to face in their course of life. There are others who seek God for material benefits. Some others seek Him for gaining knowledge while the wise man who has realised God seeks Him for His sake.
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How do I let God lead my life?

HOW DO WE GIVE GOD CONTROL?
  1. TALK TO HIM. God wants to spend time with you. Spend time talking to Him. ...
  2. READ THE BIBLE. When you read scripture, you get to know God. It only makes sense that the more you know someone, the more you learn their character. ...
  3. LISTEN TO HIM. The Lord speaks to us. ...
  4. THANK HIM. The Lord is so good.
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How do you walk in God's way?

Obey God's commands.

To walk with God, you must keep in step with Him. To keep in step with Him, you need to model your actions after His and follow the instructions God has already provided all of humankind with. Part of this process means obeying God's commandments regarding moral behavior.
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How do you tell if God is angry with you?

Signs of God's Anger
  1. God is Silent. ...
  2. You Do Not Feel Guilty About Your Sin Anymore. ...
  3. You Keep Stumbling Upon Bible Verses Calling for Repentance. ...
  4. You are Humiliated. ...
  5. You Face the Consequences of Your Sin. ...
  6. There is Calm Before the Storm. ...
  7. Your Heart is Full of Resentment. ...
  8. Your Prayers Are Not Answered.
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