ADDICTED TO GOD

OBEDIENCE IS THE KEY

by David Allen Brown

Christian Writer
"Love Notes From Above"


I want to be closer to God. I want to grow closer to Him. I love Him. I want to spend time with Him. I just plain out want to be with Him and feel Him every minute, because when I am with Him, nothing else matters. I don’t care about anything this world has to offer. Money, cars, houses, boats, fame, power—nothing matters but Him and that warm, secure and sure feeling I experience when I spend time with Him. Who in their right mind wouldn’t want that?

I am addicted to God—I want Him more than I can say. My purpose for writing my book is to share my love for Him with you. I want you to know what you can experience in your everyday life instead of fear, uncertainty, worry, stress, tension, hatred, and doubt. Do you want that, or did I miss something here?

Regardless of the life you’ve lived, He wants you as much as you want Him. So let me tell you what happened after I left church one day. I looked at my wife, head still spinning at simply the thought of writing a check for $20,000.00 and giving it away. I wasn’t getting anything for it, at least by appearance sake. I hadn’t paid that much down on my home. I could buy a new car or truck, a brand new one at that, and not owe a dime. You know what…I didn’t care.

I wanted to do two things: one was to get closer to Christ than ever before. I was willing to do whatever I had to do, and He wanted me to step out in faith. If all it took was a lousy 20 grand, I was going to do it. I don’t want you to think 20 grand was a drop in the bucket for me then or ever. I haven’t seen 20 grand in my bank account in years. The point I am trying to make is that I was going to give whatever was within my means to give to make my desire materialize if I could.

I wasn’t wealthy or much more than a tenth of my way to being a millionaire, but it didn’t matter. I also wanted to thank Him for what I had already received: money, home, family, love. It didn’t get any better. Wait, oh yeah, it was going to get better: I was willing to step out in faith because He told me to do so.

After getting the nod from my wife (she was okay with it), I did it (I would have done it anyway,lol ) it only took me 6 weeks to get the nerve to write the check. I could feel the electricity coursing through my hand as I wrote the check. Later, I decided that what I was feeling was the Spirit of God giving me the strength I needed to obey Him.

I gave my wife the check at 4 AM on a Tuesday night morning. I had to wake her up from a sound sleep to hand it to her and to say “ Here, take this and put it in the offering plate. If I ask for it back, just say ‘No, it’s already in His hands.’” When it finally cleared the bank, I was the happiest man in the world.

At that time, my money was tied up in the market. We all remember the crazy Market in the late 90's. Overnight, a 100 grand turned to 80, and then, as the market went down, 80 turned to 70 and then 60. I asked myself, "Dave, Do you wish you hadn’t done it now?” “No,” was my answer.

I was still happy I had obeyed Him, and over the next 3 months, that 60 Grand rose "THIRTY FOLD" fromwhat I tithed that day, but more importantly, God showed me the way into His love, and I never looked back.The money was a great side effect but it wasn't my goal. My goal was to get loser to God through obedience and you know what..He drew me in closer...This was one happy Christian..

God is great; God is good. Let us thank Him for everything! Dear Lord, thank you for loving me even when I don’t deserve it. Thank you for hearing me out and thank you for any plans you have for me in the not too distant future. Amen.