Biblical Answer

The question "Is this what God wants for me?" is a crucial one that requires reflection and understanding of God's intentions and desires for our lives. According to the provided text, God's ultimate goal is to produce saints, which means that His intention is to make us holy. This is the only intended destiny for mankind, and it is not about seeking great things for ourselves or asking God for blessings and happiness. Instead, it is about surrendering to God's will and allowing Him to work in our lives.

The text highlights that if we are only seeking great things for ourselves, we have not yet come to the point of understanding what God wants for us. We need to ask ourselves if we are prepared to sacrifice our lives, just like Jesus did, in order to be identified with His death. This means being willing to let go of our own desires and ambitions and instead seeking God's will and purposes for our lives. As Jesus said, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me" (Mark 8:34). This requires a radical surrender of our own interests and desires.

In order to understand what God wants for us, we need to pray for Him to search us and reveal His will and purposes for our lives. We need to ask God to give us an intense yearning and desire for holiness, and to help us understand that His goal is not to bless us with material possessions or happiness, but to make us holy. As we pray, we need to be willing to let go of our own desires and ambitions and instead seek God's will and purposes for our lives. This requires a deep level of surrender and trust in God's goodness and sovereignty. As the text says, "Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my anxieties; and see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting" (Psalm 139:23-24).