Psalm 42:1-2 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
"When we look to God, we trust. When we look to things, and circumstances, and surroundings, we grow anxious." ~~J. McConkey
"[Salvation] is where we begin [to know and pursue God], but where we stop no man has yet discovered, for there is in the awful and mysterious depths of the Triune God neither limit nor end." ~~A.W. Tozer
"The deepest fact about us is our desperate need of God." ~~Unknown
I would like to share with you something that I wrote in my prayer journal a few weeks ago. As I looked back over the things I'd written, these quotes came back to me as going hand in hand with it. I hope it is a blessing to you!
Prayer Journal, entry for ~July 30, 2017
Lately God has been teaching me an invaluable lesson. It is one that many others have learned, and even written about, before me. It's a lesson that, sadly, we can't seem to learn second hand. We must each find our way through it on our own. It is the path of realizing that there IS no complete and total fulfillment outside of knowing God. I will never find the fullness of joy in writing. In music. In a relationship. In a friendship. No mere thing and no mere human can ever take the place of the deepest longing of my soul--that of knowing and communing with God. Nothing can fill that hole. The more I try to fill it, the more weary and heartsick I will become. He is my strength, my Redeemer, my portion, my salvation, my Rock, my Fortress, the lifter up of mine head, the One True God, my King, my God. He is all. He. Is. All. Only God.
And another glorious wonder? God wants to know me. I am priceless and full of worth in His eyes. I have done nothing worthy of the God of the universe even noticing me, and yet He tells me that His thoughts of me are more numerous than can be counted. He loves me. How? I will never know. He is God. He is perfect. He is The Holy One, and yet He condescends to care about ME. I, who wanders away from Him at every turn. I, who is foolish and ungrateful, and does not love or praise Him as He deserves. He loves me. He wants me to know Him, He wants to fill that deepest longing of my heart. Wonder of all wonders, I am His. And He is mine.
Mykaela
Mykaela
I think that all of us Christians know "theoretically" that God is the only One who can satisfy/fulfill, but we don't always know that personally and intimately. We usually find that out the hard way! It's very true, though!
ReplyDeleteSo true, Elizabeth!! It tends to be "in name only". :( How sad that is, for the very people who claim to be His children, to not know Him deeply! Thank you for your comment! <3
DeleteOh wow, what a kick in the gut and a stark reminder of how important my relationship with God is. It's so hard to remember sometimes that God actually wants to know me and wants me to know Him most importantly. Thank you for sharing this beautiful reminder. :-)
ReplyDeletePraise God that He used this post in your life, Sarah!! I certainly can't take any of that credit. :) <3 Thank you for taking the time to comment and let me know...it truly makes my day, every time! :) :)
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