The will of my Father who is in heaven (is relationship) [a Bible Study Prayer]

""Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the realm of heaven's kingdom. It is only those who persist in doing the will of my heavenly Father. On the day of judgment many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, don't you remember us? Didn't we prophesy in your name? Didn't we cast out demons and do many miracles for the sake of your name?' But I will have to say to them, 'Go away from me, you lawless rebels! I've never been joined to you!'"
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7:21-23‬ ‭TPT

"""Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day [when I judge them], 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, and driven out demons in Your name, and done many miracles in Your name?' And then I will declare to them publicly, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM M E [you are banished from My presence], YOU WHO ACT WICKEDLY [disregarding My commands].'"
‭‭MATTHEW‬ ‭7:21-23‬ ‭AMP‬‬

""Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?' Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'"
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7:21-23‬ ‭NIV‬‬

(My Prayer)

Relationship First, Primarily, Most Importantly and Persistently - I want to walk with you Lord; in step with you Lord; listening to what you have to say about each moment of my day; progressively knowing you more and more; sharing an intimacy with you God and withholding no thought, imagination from being wholly open to you and all the gifts in my life fully shared with you (gratefully stewarded, but lovely held, ready to be passed along for whatever purposes you see best). Relationship God with you; growing and intimate is my core heart's desire. (Oh I am fully aware of all the selfish greedy lazy competing desires not fully pruned from my heart. These may frustrate You and me but they don't change my desire to know You in deep personal and public relationship.)

I wonder sometimes Lord if I have done anything of lasting eternal worth here... I wonder if my Kingdom impact measures up enough (How many demons have I cast out? How many people have been set free because of my obedience and faith in Your great Name? How many miracles have I prayed in? Are they enough to grow faith in you on the earth? Have I flowed in your prophetic knowledge enough to make a Kingdom difference here on earth? My efforts and impact *feel* small, but then I ready your words again... and I am encouraged and set straight.

I am corrected by these words to not make building the Kingdom here in earth of greater importance than actually keeping my relationship with you real and growing. It blows my mind, even that Your Kingdom principles are so true that even those who don't know you can follow the principles and see powerful Kingdom results even without being truly alive and redeemed and without a real relationship with you. It's sad God.

I want to grow close to you. Closer and closer and closer. I will trust you to use me to prayer in the miracle, or speak the prophetic, and cast down demonic powers, as stored by the Love and Power of your Spirit in me. But for me, for now, I will just seek You (and not those things). I will seek to know you more.

So Jesus, thank you! Thank you for loving me (little me). Thank for loving us all so much, that you gave up everything for us (all of us and each of us). Thank you Father, for being just and tender in your mercy. Thank you for giving your precious son. Thank you for drawing our hearts. Thank you for making us in your very image. Thank you for the many blessings and gifts you have given. Thank you for not just saving me from forever separation, but also for making me your daughter a joint heir with Jesus. Your ambassador, your friend, your daughter. Holy Spirit thank you for your persistent presence in my inner most being. Thank you for being my teacher, helper, strength, and the One who brings Your Truth and Word into remembrance.

Walk with me today. Such a silly thing to ask since I know that's what you do. Hhmmm I think what I meant was, I welcome you into each moment of my day today. I want to be aware of you and do each moment with You. Openly sharing my thoughts, emotions, reasonings, and tasks with you. I want to openly and readily discuss my choices and my hopes with You. I want to listen to You reveal truth to me (by Word and Spirit). I want You.... just more or You.