I Want More
Back in youth group, I had a leader once refer to something called "the scary prayer." The scary prayer was, "God, change my heart." At the time, I didn't appreciate the depths of those words, but now, I understand exactly what she meant. In a time of feeling far from the Lord, I asked Him a few weeks back to change my heart. I knew that there must be something in there that was keeping me from being close to Him. Isn't it funny how we think we know our own hearts and motives, only to be shocked when God reveals what's truly there? In an answer to that prayer, God showed me what was really preventing me from closeness with Him and it honestly floored me. My problem was more. Literally. My problem was that, without even realizing it, I had gotten to a place where I just needed more. I wanted more clothes, more food, more home decor, more Instagram worthy posts, more everything. I've gotten so caught up in "more" that I haven...