Sometimes the easiest moment to be on our knees, crying out for Jesus, is during the times when we have nowhere else to turn. It’s no wonder why we have seasons where we find ourselves in this place more often than not. Could it be that our loving Father wants to get close with His beloved and our trials seem to be when He can get our attention?
One of the more difficult times to be desperate for the Almighty God is when our needs have been ‘met’ and our situation is satisfied by our standards. We’re quick to toss up a praise for our circumstance when it’s good, but rarely make it to the floor in humble thankfulness to the Lord, and the seeking of His will with these blessings. Our gratitude might sound something like this, ”thank you God for your provision and giving this great thing to me. Sorry to cut our time short, but I’m really busy right now and gotta get back to my great things, so I’ll talk to you later.” You and I know the rest of that story; later doesn’t come until much, much later. Our pride tells us we deserve goodness and when God is ready to give it, we will already know what to do with it.
How can we lose sight of the depths of desperation and brokenness in our soul so quickly when all we’ve gained is merely ‘the world’? May I encourage you when the weight of sorrow, the sting of rejection, the pain of being alone or defeated in every way has been lifted from your life, cry out to Jesus. When you are showered with blessings, your heart experiences joy, your mind renewed, all goodness restored, get desperate for the deeper things of God.
God, I wanna live desperate for you. You are the only true desire of my heart. Help me to live in a way that if you don’t show up, my life as I know it will be over, done, ruined. I need you Jesus. Be that gentle reminder when my heart starts to stray, my mind begins to forget, or when my walk looks more like pride than your merciful grace. I love you Lord. Let me be ever seeking and finding you all the days of my life. Amen.
Amen. We were studying Mary and Martha a few months back and one line our pastor said has really stuck with me. “When we’re at the feet of Jesus, nothing can drag us down.” Love this picture. Good post Trisha!
WOW! That is profound… I am reveling in that right now. Steven Furtick, I presume? That is a man of wisdom! Thank you for sharing George! And your encouragement in reading my posts means a lot… especially when you are schooled under Mr. Furtick!
Haha, yes, Pastor Steven indeed. I’m lucky to sit under someone who points new things out in stories I’ve read twenty times. Your blog has been an encouragement to me, and I will try and support and share often to make sure you know you’re being used by God. He’s spoken to me through you quite a few times now, and I’m thankful for it!
I’m humbled… That truly means a lot to me. My biggest fear is that my flesh would get in the way of God’s work and this blog becomes a vain effort. Lord have mercy on me if that ever happens. Thank you for your words… It’s encouragement that God is getting through my muck to deliver His truth 🙂 Be blessed brother!
Amen. We were studying Mary and Martha a few months back and one line our pastor said has really stuck with me. “When we’re at the feet of Jesus, nothing can drag us down.” Love this picture. Good post Trisha!
WOW! That is profound… I am reveling in that right now. Steven Furtick, I presume? That is a man of wisdom! Thank you for sharing George! And your encouragement in reading my posts means a lot… especially when you are schooled under Mr. Furtick!
Haha, yes, Pastor Steven indeed. I’m lucky to sit under someone who points new things out in stories I’ve read twenty times. Your blog has been an encouragement to me, and I will try and support and share often to make sure you know you’re being used by God. He’s spoken to me through you quite a few times now, and I’m thankful for it!
I’m humbled… That truly means a lot to me. My biggest fear is that my flesh would get in the way of God’s work and this blog becomes a vain effort. Lord have mercy on me if that ever happens. Thank you for your words… It’s encouragement that God is getting through my muck to deliver His truth 🙂 Be blessed brother!
Just the fact you’re worried about it speaks volumes toward your heart. I’m not saying you’ll never have feelings of vanity, we all do. Just remember you were His beloved before you did anything. Keep on showing the love of Jesus with the passion you’re showing! I’m learning more all the time that while it’s good to know as many of the what’s and why’s as possible, I have to focus on showing people the Who that matters. Blessings back atcha sis! 😉
Just the fact you’re worried about it speaks volumes toward your heart. I’m not saying you’ll never have feelings of vanity, we all do. Just remember you were His beloved before you did anything. Keep on showing the love of Jesus with the passion you’re showing! I’m learning more all the time that while it’s good to know as many of the what’s and why’s as possible, I have to focus on showing people the Who that matters. Blessings back atcha sis! 😉