What is a God chaser?



A God chaser is an individual whose hunger exceeds his reach. 

A God chaser is a person whose passion for God's presence presses
him to chase the impossible in hopes that the uncatchable might
catch him. A child chases a loving parent until, suddenly, the strong
arms of the father enfold the chaser. The pursuer becomes the
captive; the pursued the captor. Paul put it this way: �I chase after
that I may catch that which has apprehended me� (Phil. 3:12). 

Job was a God chaser. He said, �Oh, that I knew where I might find
Him!� David was one; he said, �My soul followeth hard after Thee.�
Paul was one too: �That I may know Him...� The passionate paths of
God chasers can be traced across the pages history from Moses the
stutterer, David the singer, and Paul the itinerant preacher, to
contemporaries like A.W. Tozer, Leonard Ravenhill, and countless
others who share one common bond: an insatiable hunger to know
their Lord. These are people whose relentless, passionate pursuit of
Christ often made them appear foolish in the eyes of others. Yet,
having tasted His goodness and glimpsed the invisible, they could be
satisfied with nothing less. 

There are those so hungry, so deperate for His Presence, that they
become consumed with finding Him. Their longing for Him moves them
to do what they would otherwise never do: Chase God. But what does
it really mean to chase God? Can He be "caught?" Is there an end to
the thirsting of man's soul for Him?

(Reference: "The God Chasers" By Tommy Tenney)



Subject: Hunter's Prayer
Date   : May 11, 2001   (11th hour p.m., Friday)

Dear God,
   Walk with me and give me the heart to seek your face, to dwell in
your presence and satisfy this hunger I feel for Thee. Set me free from
this cruel world that never cease to torment my despairing soul, helplessly.
Be by my side and be with me, within me, in the stillness of the night, be
there to comfort me. Open me up and let me feel you flow through me. I pray
that I may become soooo hungry of You that I won't care about anything else...
or settle for anything less... I ask all this in the name of the Father, the
Son and the Holy Ghost...

Your child, blessed,
and Out-to-get-YOU,
~ Karlo "God-Chaser" V. Miranda ~



Lead Notes: (from fellow christians)

* "You know, many people say they want to follow God, but it's always with
   conditions - if God blesses me, if God does this - or we do it but still
   do what WE want to do. Many christians say they want revival- but it's got
   to come according to their ideas, times and preconceived models. "

* "Being a christian is a lot more than going to church or knowing lots about
   the Bible."

* "To be a real Christian means to say "God I'm yours. Use me in what ever
   way you want." It means forgetting about my agenda and running after God's
   agenda for me. It means letting go of my plans, ambitions and desires and
   letting God's plans, ambitions and desires rule in my life. It's what Jesus
   called "dying to self" and what Tommy Tenney calls "seeking God's face and
   not his hands."

* "Being a "God Chaser" means falling passionately in love with Jesus."

* "Progressing the land - Priorities of a God-Chaser"

* The Cliff-Hanger: How deep is your faith???




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