Coaches and athletes that want to win pursue their sport with passion, determination, and excellence. They want to perform at their best to contribute to a winning team. They set goals, make wise decisions, play to win, stay focused, and are humble and teachable. They have a prize in mind, and they chase after it relentlessly.

These same attributes apply to their spiritual lives. To fulfill their God-given purpose and live out their faith, they must pursue God relentlessly. They have a central focus on the Savior and seek Him first in all they do. They realize that God is always at work around them and that He desires an intimate relationship with them. Our Heavenly Father is constantly pursuing us. Will we respond by pursuing Him?

David was a great example of someone who pursued God wholeheartedly. He said in Psalm 63:1, “You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.” David was known as a man after God’s own heart.

In The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer said, “The impulse to pursue God originates with God, but the outworking of that impulse is our following hard after Him.” Let’s reflect on this and adjust our perspective to accomplish it.