For not From

I first heard this said pertaining to money and God - He wants something for us not from us. The idea that God does not want our money but He wants our hearts which for most of us is tied to our money. I suppose that topic is a blog topic all unto itself but right now I don't feel like exploring that so much. I was meeting with 1 of my favorite people Megan and we were talking about all kinds of things pertaining to life and such noble pursuits. As we were cussing and discussing it dawned on me that God's intention for the law was the same thing. The law was not given to us so we could meet the standard and prove ourselves worthy to God. The point was that we could never meet the law and therefore to prove our need for God. He didn't want something from us - our perfection. He wanted something for us - a relationship with Him. Obviously Jesus came to bridge that gap but when we think God wants us to follow rules because we have to or He told us we must, then we are acting like God wants something from us and in this case it is something we can never deliver - perfection. When we realize the law highlights my need for His amazing grace and I turn and become dependant on Him, I receive what He has for me which is a right relationship with Him. In the moment it struck me as really profound.