If you’ve ever been involved in sports, or if you follow sports at all, you will know that a regular question asked when a sports team is ready to head into competition is: how bad do you want it? 
 
It’s a question about desire. It’s a question about drive. It’s not first and foremost a question about skill, preparation or strategy. Rather it’s a question about passion, need—even craving. 
 
God truly wants to know how badly you want Him.
 
The answer to this question will often make or break a player or a team. And when it comes to knowing God, this is a question that will define everything. 
 
God truly wants to know how badly you want Him. Are you satisfied with a cavalier God? Or are you satisfied with a casual relationship? Or do you long for something more––something with fire, passion, electricity and energy? 
 
Knowing God involves an intentional quest for intimacy.
 
Far too many believers are satisfied with simply being church goers, on their way to heaven. As a result, they can never talk about their experience with God in history. They don’t truly know Him as He desires to be known. This is because knowing God comes through effort, pursuit and desire. It’s not merely flipping open your Bible and looking for a verse a day to keep the devil away. Knowing God involves an intentional quest for intimacy. The question for you is, “How bad do you want it? How bad do you really want to know Him?”
 
 

Check out more from Dr. Tony Evans @tonyevans.org

 

About The Author

Dr. Tony Evans

Dr. Tony Evans is one of the country’s most respected leaders in evangelical circles. As a pastor, teacher, author and speaker, he serves the body of Christ through his unique ability to communicate complex theological truths through simple, yet profound, illustrations. While addressing the practical issues of today, Dr. Evans is known as a relevant expositor. New and veteran pastors alike regard him as a pastor of pastors and a father in the faith.


At the heart of this vision is the use of church and school partnerships to effect spiritual and social change in communities. Dr. Evans’ church and school outreach philosophy has been attributed as a catalyst for former President George W. Bush’s Faith Based Initiative, which was his first formal act of office. Dr. Evans seeks to train churches, schools and volunteers in this philosophy, as well as in the functional practicalities, through the National Church Adopt-A-School Initiative which is a ministry underneath the umbrella of The Urban Alternative.


Dr. Evans serves as president of The Urban Alternative, a national ministry that seeks to restore hope and transform lives through the proclamation and the application of the Word of God. His daily radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on more than 850 radio outlets throughout the United States and in more than 80 countries.


Dr. Evans has written numerous books and booklets including his legacy work, Oneness Embraced, as well as his vision work, The Kingdom Agenda. Some of his most recent books includes, Kingdom Man, A Moment For Your Soul, Marriage Matters, and Victory in Spiritual Warfare.



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