Sufficient

"My grace is sufficient for you..." is what the Lord said.

He is all sufficient.
Everything He is.
Nothing beside Him fills like He does.

There's just nothing in this universe other than Him that satisfies.

He is everything.

Then why, I ask, why is it that our hearts are attracted to such other things that are not Him?

"We are far too easily pleased," said C.S. Lewis in The Weight of Glory.

All this world offers is temporary. And we know that. We know that it will pass away. But we just fall for anything. Like the saying says, "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." Yet comes the question, "What do you stand for?"

There must be a right thing to stand for and everything outside of that is the wrong thing.

God is the One to stand for.
And He is everything.
He is sufficient.

So everyday I want to ask myself, "What do I live for?" and I'll hear Him say, "Me."

Daddy

"I'll die if I don't pray."

A phrase that hit me like a ton of bricks in a rather gentle way.

I want to say that.
It's a statement of desperation... but knowing where to go in the midst of it all.
It's being so set on keeping a relationship with the Lord alive that you have to pray. Not because of an obligation but because of a need.

Dad prayed for me today out of the grey. He was getting ready for bed and asked me, "Do you want to pray?" and gestured that I come sit next to him. He took my hand and used his other hand to cover mine. He closed his eyes but looked up and began...

I cannot remember the last time my dad prayed for me. A one-on-one prayer. I dare say that this was the first time this has happened. And how I thanked the Lord. Such a sweet moment, to invoke the Lord's name together.

These are the moments that I'll treasure for the rest of my life... praying with my daddy.

His will= good

Words/phrases that have been popping up often & recently...

Thirst
Hunger
Satisfaction
Relationship with Christ

And I'm sayin' really often.
It's wonderful to see how the Lord is speaking... oh so gently but clearly.

I've been reading Setapartgirl, the March/April issue and amazingly enough I have been able to relate a lot to the entries. Returning to my first love, finding satisfaction in Him, being in love with Christ, He's all that matters, making time for Him in my busy life. Completely speaking to me.

And it is so encouraging to read this because it helps, somehow, to know that I'm not the only one that's feeling this way. It's encouraging to know that other girls have been through this and be reminded of God's will.

"Good is the will of the Lord."... a phrase I heard right when I turned the radio on after an extremely discouraging day.

Good is the will of the Lord.
Not only when a smile is on my face. Not only when everything seems dandy. Not only when I have enough money for my bills. Not only when I'm not sick.
Good is the will of the Lord when I'm feeling discouraged.
Good is the will of the Lord when a family member dies.
Good is the will of the Lord when I'm made fun of because of my lifestyle.
Good is the will of the Lord when I don't understand why things happen.
GOOD is the will of the Lord.

I am a desert in need of rain.

Thirsty

So many people live seeking satisfaction. Seeking a purpose in life. Seeking something more.
Why?
He only said, "I am the way, the truth and the life..." John 14:6a
Straight up. Too simple.
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Satisfaction.
You might describe it as a fire being quenced, as coming up to the surface for a breath of oxygen, having a burden lifted from your shoulders... or just a sigh.
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I have a thirst for something... and it's not juice, nor water, or none of that stuff you can drink.
I have a need... but it's not for anything palpable.
I have a longing... for someone. Someone you can't see.

I thirst for Him. I long for Him. I need Him.

Brooke Fraser's C.S. Lewis Song quotes C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity: "If I find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy, I can only conclude that I, I was not made for here."

No human, no financial security, no success in school, no success in career, no thing can ever satisfy me.
I can have a billion dollars, have the most wonderful husband, be a world-wide known speaker, get straight A's... but these will never replace Him.

Yes Him, who has loved me since before I existed. Him who calls me everyday to live for Him. Him who knows me so well He knows what I'm going to say before I say it... He can finish my sentences :)
Him who actually died for me. Yes, He lived on this earth... the one I now walk but He died for me. Him who rose victoriously and brought salvation.

I thirst.

Like I've said before, if I have nothing but I have Him, then I have everything.
If I am destitute yet He is with me, everything's ok.
If I am on the brink of death and He's with me, I have life.

There's so much to know... about Him. Of His fullness.

I long to hear His voice, to see miracles, to...
To change.
I long for the radical, because my God is a radical God.

He is. He simply IS.

But where do I start?
"At My feet," He says.

Surrender... such a satisfying word.
That's all you can do sometimes.

It's wonderful because the only way you can be filled is if you're empty.
The only way to be quenced is to be thirsty.
The only way to gain is to have lost.
The only way to be satisfied is if you're hungry.

"Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need." Matt 6:33

"Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and he will act." Psalm 37:5