You're not going to hear from God unless you really, really want to.

God doesn't tell his dream for your life if you want to debate it.

God doesn't tell you a vision for your life if you want to discuss it.

God doesn't tell you what he's put you on the earth to do just to say,

hmm, let me think about it.

No, it's got to be a necessity.

You've got to say, I've got to know why I'm here.

I've got to know what you want to do with my life. I've got to hear your voice. I got to have vision.

King David wrote in the book of Psalms, my God, I want to do what you want in Psalm 40, verse 8.

And in Psalm 11920, he said, what I want most of all and at all times is to honor your laws.

David was passionate in his declaration that what he wanted most of all was to honor God.

Being obedient and following God were not options for him.

They were the only thing David wanted to do.

He used phrases for seeking God like, I long for it.

I crave for it. I hunger for it. I am like

a deer panting for water. When you get that desperate, you're going to hear from God. A lot of people

talk to God, but never hear from God. For them, prayer is a monologue, but you can't have a relationship

through a monologue. What if I were married

and tried talking to my husband Matt, but he never talked back to me? That's not a relationship.

You've got to have a conversation. Just as important as talking to God in prayer is listening to

God and letting him talk to you. How does that happen? First, you've got to want it more than anything else.

Deuteronomy 429 says, you will search again for the Lord, your God. If you search for him

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