Christopher B. Wolf

Hey there! Here is this week’s Living Water. Please also tune in tonight for Walk With Me – my new radio show – www.yfnradio.com, 8 pm Wednesdays. Grace and Peace, Christopher

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.” James 4:8

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

But why would he do this?

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

But why would he want to draw near to me?

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

I am afraid to draw near to him, because when he draws near to me, he might see

all the things of which I am ashamed.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

It has been so long, he probably won’t remember me, even if I draw near to him.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

What will it be like if I am nearer to God?

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

How do I draw near to God anyway?

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

Why doesn’t he just draw near me?

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

What if I draw near to God and then fall away again?

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

I go to church. Isn’t that near enough?

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

How near do I have to be?

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

I’ve tried before and it didn’t seem to work. What will trying again prove?

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

Is praying considered drawing near to God?

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

If I draw near to God, he might see the real me.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

If I draw near to God, I might see the real Him.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

What will I have to do if he draws near to me?

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you –

If he comes near me, I might have to change or changes might start happening.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.

Amen.

Discussion Questions

1. Have you asked some of these questions? What are some answers?
2. How do you draw near to God? What does that feel like?
3. In order to draw near to God, don’t you have to know where you are? Where are you in relation to nearness to God today?
4.  What is going to be your first step of drawing nearer to God today?

Rev. Christopher B. Wolf

Isaiah 42:7

cbrianwolf@gmail.com

www.christopherbwolf.com

Christopher B. Wolf is the author of Giving Faith a Second Chance: Restarts, Mulligans and Do-Overs (2007) and With You: Every Step of the Way (September, 2011).

“It is a matter of sharing and bearing the pain and puzzlement of the world so that the crucified love of God in Christ may be brought to bear healingly upon the world at exactly that point.” N.T. Wright