5 Things God Will Give You If You Reconnect with Him

Sometimes God wants to say yes to a desire you have, but he’s first waiting for you to choose to reconnect with him.

Perhaps you desire a relationship, a new career path, or some other blessings you’ve been praying about for years. Psalm 37:4 states, “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”

In other words, before God gives us something else that is good, he first wants us to always receive what is best, which is himself.

Therefore, here are 5 things God will not give you until you reconnect with him.

1. God Will Not Remove Your Loneliness Until You Reconnect with Him

Loneliness is like walking around with a giant gash across your chest that no one can see. It is an invisible pain to those around you but an ever-present pain to your own internal world. Like a personal rain cloud that has been assigned to shower on you while others walk in the warming rays of the sun, loneliness robs us of the joy God wants us to have.

So why doesn’t he just remove it? Why won’t God simply give you the spouse you’ve always wanted, the friend group you’ve been searching for, or the church family you were created to need? God does want you to have these good things, but he knows these are not what you need most if you really want to leave loneliness behind you.

No matter who or what he gives you, if you are not connected to the deep love of your Heavenly Father, your personal cloud of loneliness will always follow you. David knew this truth, which is why he prayed, “The one thing I ask of the Lord—the thing I seek most—is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple” (Psalm 27:4, NLT)

While we do need other people in our lives, God is the final solution to our loneliness.

2. God Will Not Let You Be Happy with a Gift Until You Reconnect with Him

A gift will become a curse if it pulls you away from the giver.

Imagine if a woman loved her engagement ring more than she loved her fiancé. Imagine if a husband loved the food his wife cooked more than he loved her. Gifts can become a gulf of separation if we let our eyes linger too long on them rather than turning our gaze back to the givers of those gifts.

This is what it’s like when we start pursuing God’s gifts more than we are pursuing a relationship with him. As 1 Timothy 6:17 teaches us, “As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.” God does want to give us so many amazing gifts, but he also knows our hearts need to hope in him most of all.

Therefore, if you’re waiting for a gift to make you happy, you will always be waiting. Contentment and the freedom to enjoy gifts will only come when we are first reconnected with God.

3. God Will Not Heal Where You’ve Been Rubbed Raw Until You Reconnect with Him

No matter how strong we think we are, life will always rub us raw if we are not regularly being replenished.

I recently went on a three-day backpacking trip with some friends. On the second day, I developed some really bad blisters on my heels. Even with Band-Aids and tape covering them up, they just kept getting worse and worse the more I walked. I barely made it back to the car. They would never have healed if I had to keep hiking.

Likewise, if you never take time to rest in the Lord, life will just keep rubbing you raw. You can’t outwork a wound. You can only push through the pain for so long. Jesus said, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28).

There’s no magical quick fix that will heal you from the wounds of life. You must take the time to recover in Christ and reconnect with God.

4. God Will Not Let You Find Guidance Until You Reconnect with Him

There is a longing in each of us to find someone who has figured life out so they can tell us what to do.

How should you use your season of singleness? Are you being too passive to meet someone to date or are you doing enough and it’s just not the right time yet? What should you say to that person you have feelings for?

While other people can be used by God to provide us with the wisdom we crave, Jesus is meant to be our true Shepherd. In John 10:3 he said of himself and of us, “The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.”

We are sheep. We need our Shepherd to guide us. Are you making the time to hear his voice? He’s calling you by name, but you must regularly quiet your heart to hear and obey.

5. God Will Not Refresh What Has Become Stale Until You Reconnect with Him

One of the most amazing results of reconnecting with God is that his life breathes energy back into what has become stale in our lives.

Perhaps you don’t need a new job. It’s possible you just need to be reenergized by the Lord so you can realize you are actually right where God wants you. Maybe you’ve been dating someone and the “honeymoon phase” is over. Perhaps you don’t need to look for a new relationship to have a new honeymoon phase. Maybe God wants to reenergize you to go even deeper with this person you’re starting to really grow with. Acts 3:19-20 (NIV) states:

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.”

Will you know if God is telling you to keep waiting for someone or to fully move on? That’s the question I help you answer in this article right here: 3 Signs God Is Telling You to Keep Waiting for Someone.