Even if you don't Save me....

I was in prayer earlier this week and God told me to turn to Daniel 3:17-18.
The 3 hebrew boys were standing in front of King Nebuchadnezzar about to be thrown into the fire because they would not bow down to him. And they made a statement that has really impacted me.
Daniel (NIV)
¹⁷ If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us^[a] from Your Majesty’s hand. ¹⁸ But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

I think we have become a culture that has been serving God with strings attached. I have prayed this prayer before  "God I'll serve you if you do this...."
"I'll sow a seed only if you give me a harvest."
What ever happened to serving God just because. Taking personal gain out of the equation and living for God because he is worthy. Truth be told- if God stopped blessing me today I'm still in his debt. I think God wants to see our hearts. Will we serve him when we are standing by the fire? In good times and bad. And if he doesn't save us or help us... will we still worship him? This is a deeper level of surrender.

Lately I have been bringing my dreams and everything that makes me who I am and laying it before God. And asking him to make me into who he wants me to be! God you can have it all!
God asked Abraham for his Issac.

Pure worship is giving up our lives expecting nothing in return. Worshiping just because we are grateful for what Jesus has done!

Even if you don't save me from the fire.. I'm still going to worship you!

Listen up...

 I am learning more and more that I need to listen to what God wants to say to me. We spend so much time looking to others for advice, counsel and guidance when God is patiently waiting to talk to us. How?... its actually really simple. Stop what your doing and give God time to talk. There's a huge difference between having a acquaintance and a friend. And then there's a difference between having a friend and a Father.

Is my relationship with God a acquaintance, a friend or a Father. I want it to be a Father.