There's nothing cool about turning against God. There's nothing fun or cute or right about compromising who God wanted you to be.

You must long for God more than normal. You must be willing to live to give, not live to gain.

And as you come to know Him, you're becoming like Him. The more you are like Him, the more different you will be.

David cuts through all the many needs, wants, and desires that may have been bouncing around inside him and essentially says, "If I could have only one thing, I want to be with God, to be in His presence, to know that he is always with me." Whether in good times or bad times, David knew the thing he needed most: to feel God's presence close by, intimately, through worship.

If you want to be different, if you want to be better than normal, then you must live differently.

We are far from perfect but willing to be different.

He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be.

Rather than worrying about work, schedules, and deadlines, I felt at peace with God. He was in control. The world at large would not crumble because I turned off my iPhone. This is how it's supposed to be. For the first time in who knows how long, I felt like myself. Fully alive. Fully present. And fully aware of God's goodness.

Don't settle for a normal life. Not when you can enjoy the wonderful weirdness of being who God created you to be.