Draw Nigh to God

“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” James 4:8

This principle of fighting the inner war, is like the one just before it. “Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” It’s a principle of a reaction to your action. I didn’t talk about it much but in resisting the devil, you will cause him to flee from you. The devil isn’t looking for a hard fight, he is looking for easy prey. He’s looking for someone to devour, not someone who is going to fight back. 

The beginning of this verse states “Draw nigh to God”, but then it continues “and he will draw nigh to you.” 

God wants a relationship with us but He isn’t going to force it upon us. He waits until we start drawing nigh to Him and then He will draw nigh to us. He will meet us in the middle.

What I’ve learned over the last few weeks is that I was so far away from God. Yes, I went to church, yes I looked the part and talked the part. But my life was in my hands and no one else was going to tell me any different. Then my world changed, my life changed, all the walls I had built come crumbling down. I had to make a decision in that moment, so I draw closer to God or do I let my flesh take control of the situation. To be honest, it was touch and go for a few days, a couple weeks, I wanted to burn the world down….I was mad, I was hurt, I was sad, I was angry. But being there at rock bottom in life, I realized that the only way I can continue on was to draw nigh to God.

In those dark moments of reaching out to God and crawling back to Him, in those lonely nights of crying out for Him, in those times of wanting to give up and leaning on Him….that’s when I realized He was right there with me. I just had to start drawing nigh to Him and He would draw nigh to me.

Let me tell you, I couldn’t have made it the last few weeks without the Lord helping me. It’s still not easy but I know I have a God who loves me and cares for me and is there for me. 

But I had to realize I needed Him, I had to start drawing nigh to Him to have Him draw nigh to me. 

If you seem all alone, draw nigh to God.

If you seem like there is no hope, draw nigh to God.

If you seem like the only answer is to quit, draw nigh to God.

If you feel depressed, draw nigh to God.

If you oppressed, draw nigh to God.

No matter how good or how bad life is right now for you….draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you.