They say, you never really know what you've got until you lose it. Agree? Sort of. It depends. But what I do know to be true and can prove, is this -- you will never know what you've been missing until you have it. It is exactly what I would say to anyone who lives a life apart from God, to those who never had a personal relationship with the Lord and those who have never surrendered and accepted Jesus in their lives. Because truly, I never can imagine how I am supposed to live a life apart from my Savior. I cannot imagine how I have lasted that long evading Him, running away from His love and putting aside the sacrifice He did for a sinner like me. Why do I say this and with such strong feelings? Because I have seen the difference between finding pleasure in temporal objects and people, and finding contentment in eternal things and in the Lord. I have seen the contrast between trusting my own hands to drive the wheel and letting Jesus take over, how it is to chase after success and wealth and still feel your hand, head and heart empty. I have felt how it was to be plugged to the world and know how it is sooo infinitely better to be connected to and abiding in the Vine and the Vinedresser. I have found the "living water" and now know how it is to be filled to the brim, be quenched, refreshed and satisfied. And I pray I may always be.
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Lord, I have come to realize that nothing can ever really repair all that was broken in me, and all those I broke, except You. I thought earthly things could fill the void, quench the thirst and satisfy the need within me. When all else failed me, You won over me. When I was hurting, You soothed my pain. When I felt rejected, You accepted me. When I felt broken, You told me my cracks were beautiful. When my grip slipped, You refused to let go. When depression took the best of me, You pulled me out of despair. I won't forget the day You called me and spoke to my heart. Your voice was resounding and it was the most beautiful music my heart has ever heard. When I found my heart wanting and desperately needing more, You filled it with Your over-flowing love. And now I know, that was all I really needed, You were all I ever needed. You are the ceaseless satisfaction to my needs, a never-ending quench to my thirst, endless refreshment of my spirit and the eternal lover of my soul. Thank You from the bottom of my heart, to the pit of my soul and the heights of my spirit :) Amen.
The Lord will continually guide you, and satisy your desire. -- Isaiah 58:11
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Lord, I have come to realize that nothing can ever really repair all that was broken in me, and all those I broke, except You. I thought earthly things could fill the void, quench the thirst and satisfy the need within me. When all else failed me, You won over me. When I was hurting, You soothed my pain. When I felt rejected, You accepted me. When I felt broken, You told me my cracks were beautiful. When my grip slipped, You refused to let go. When depression took the best of me, You pulled me out of despair. I won't forget the day You called me and spoke to my heart. Your voice was resounding and it was the most beautiful music my heart has ever heard. When I found my heart wanting and desperately needing more, You filled it with Your over-flowing love. And now I know, that was all I really needed, You were all I ever needed. You are the ceaseless satisfaction to my needs, a never-ending quench to my thirst, endless refreshment of my spirit and the eternal lover of my soul. Thank You from the bottom of my heart, to the pit of my soul and the heights of my spirit :) Amen.
The Lord will continually guide you, and satisy your desire. -- Isaiah 58:11