to know if we love the gift more than the giver is to see how one would respond, when the giver takes away that very blessing he gave. can we still be able to love him? can one truly say with all their heart, “god, i love you more than all these things?” this is really the heart of the matter. there is that temptation to ask god “why are you doing this to me?” sometime we even want to remind god everything we did for him as if he owes us something.
don’t let me go where your presence is not before me lord. i want more of you. nothing 