People who live in a kingdom, live for the king. If the king is a good king, they can fully give their lives to the king and the kingdom, trusting that their king will take great care of them. If the king is a bad king, the people can put no trust in him, and will at some point probably over throw him.
If you are living your life for yourself, you have made yourself king over your life. If that's the case, you need to ask yourself, "Am I a good king?" Or better yet, ask yourself, "Am I the best king?"
In my experience, in times where I was living for myself and making decisions on my own apart from God, I have always found that I am not the best king. I don't make the best decisions. I don't take very good care of myself. I don't act out of wisdom. I don't make choices that bring me LIFE, I make sinful choices that bring me DEATH. I find that in my search for freedom I actually forfeit the TRUE freedom that Christ, the One TRUE King, has already freely given me.
In my experience allowing Jesus Christ to be the King of my life, I have found that He truly is the BEST King! He shows me how to act wisely, and make the best decisions. He takes great care of me. He shows me the choices that will bring me the most life, and gives me the freedom to decide for myself. He is a King who has adopted me as His very own son. His love towards me is astounding! His plans for my life are plans to prosper me and not to harm me, plans to give me hope and a future.
My King fights for me. He is relentless in pursuing me. He has never left me nor forsaken me, and He never will. My King has never let me down. My king is always there for me, and always ready to speak with me. I don't need to make an appointment to see Him. I don't need to call His secretary in order to get a message to Him, I can call Him directly!
My King always provides for me. My King desires for me to have life and have an abundant life. My King heals me. My King delivers me. My King lays down His life for me. My King actually came to serve me. My King sets the best example for me to follow, and there is no one else in this world including myself, who I would rather follow.
If you are tired of following a king that comes short of the Greatness of King Jesus, you should probably just go follow King Jesus …. caaaaaause He is AWESOME!
