“I need God more” by Doug Graham
1. I need God more than I need a lot of money in my bank account.
2. I need God more than I need things to go my way.
3. I need God more than needing certain people to like me.
4. I need God more than I need more hair on my head and less weight on my body.
5. I need God more than I need to understand why bad things happen.
6. I need God more than I need a house with no messes or repairs.
7. I need God more than I need to know what the future holds.
8. I need God more than I need to get my act together or clean myself up.
9. I need God more than I need to solve all the problems of the church.
10. I need God more than I need to be right or prove someone to be wrong.
11. I need God more than I think I do.
12. I need God more than I need my pick for the next president to win.
13. I need God more than a vacation.
14. I need God more than fireworks, good food, good company, good weather, and the best day ever.
15. I need God more than I need to try and change that annoying person.
16. I need God more than getting more education, more news, more stuff at Wal-Mart, or more of anything.
17. I need God more than I need to have my circumstances change or to have my expectations met.
18. I need God more than I need a task to be within my ability to bear.
19. I need God more than the comforts of my own home.
20. I need God more than I need less complainers or less critics.
21. I need God more than running, hiding, denying, excusing, defending, or escaping.
22. I need God more than peace and quiet.
23. I need God more than I need to be successful.
24. I need God more than I need appreciation, accomplishment, approval, or acceptance.
25. I need God more than I need pain and suffering to go away.
26. I need God more than trying to prove myself, save myself, help myself, or protect myself.
27. I need God more than I need my yesterday to change, today to be secure, or tomorrow to be bright!
28. I need God more than the next new technological advancement.
29. I need God more than a tax break, lunch break, nap break, or give me a break.
30. I need God more than I need the Bengals to win the Super Bowl.
31. I need God more than I need poor drivers to get out of my way.
32. I need God more and more each day because my family needs a godly leader who loves God more than anything else!
33. I need God Himself, more than I need to do great things for Him.
34. I need God to help me see my need for more of Him.
35. I need God so much that Jesus had to die for me; to rescue me from me.
36. I need God to make me more and more like Jesus.
37. I need God more! I need more of God!
38. I need God to change my sinful, selfish, self-righteous, wretched, fearful, angry, self-reliant, controlling, pride-filled, anxious, impure heart. I really need God; more than anything!
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