Way of Purity - A Free Course

Day 1 - Part 4

Some time ago, I recognized that I had been trying to break free from impurity for the wrong motives. God convicted my heart. I remember when I first confessed to Him that I had been seeking freedom for my own selfish reasons—it was a time of deep sorrow in my heart, for I saw that I was attempting to rob God of some of His glory. I remember kneeling by my hotel room bed and praying something like this: "Father, I have gone about seeking freedom all wrong. In the past, I've been promoting my own glory, but now I see that I am to do everything for Your glory. No wonder I've not been successful. Would you please forgive me for these wrong motives? Would you please change my heart and help me to desire your glory above all else?"

That prayer was a turning point for me. It was really the start of a new life, as I was now beginning to seek the glory of the Lord ahead of everything else. To be honest, at times the flesh still gets in the way and I become distracted again—but overall I believe the primary purpose of my heart is to honor the Lord now. I want to be able to say with the psalmist in Psalm 115:1:

As I mentioned earlier, there is real hope for permanent freedom when our motive is the glory of God. If we begin to focus ...

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