There is a reason we ache for something deeper. Because we were created for something so much more. His Love desires to overwhelm us - to overtake any and all fleshly things that we think we need and replace them with the most incredible hope, joy and peace... It's not about attaining riches and gold, fortune and stature through work and/or relationships; but by realizing our true treasure awaits us in heaven. And our treasure...is HIM. And...until we get home, until we get HOME...we have the absolute blessing of getting to know the very One who created us. Get to know the same Love that died for us on the cross...and allow His love to dwell within us and pour out in how we live.
So...from this moment on...may we choose.
And...
May this be our prayer:
'Lord, I want to be the man/woman You created me to be. Search my heart and reveal anything that is keeping me from truly holding onto You as I should. Create in me a desire for healing just like the woman in Mark 5:25. Don't let me be fooled by worldly deception, but be engulfed by an overwhelming desire to know You and the precious love that You offer, the precious Love...that You are. Hold me. Heal me. Light my path and remind me that You are with me on this journey. Thank You, Father. Thank You. I love and trust You, but open my heart to love and trust You more. May I continue seeking You and may I continue finding You beside me. Remind me that the old HAS passed...and behold, now, You ARE doing a new thing! I love You, Lord. I love You. Hold me now...and may I rest in Your arms. In Jesus' precious name, Amen.'
For those who say:
'Will we still make mistakes??'
Yes, but the decision needs to be made. Please re-read the prayer, and this time...please take your time with it. Look below and read Mark 5:25-34. Read it. Meditate on it. Please.
For those who say:
'But I don't have time...'
In all honesty...yes, yes you do. We all have time to give to the One who created us and gave us these very moments that we breath.
May we trust Him with this moment...and may we all come to trust Him with the next.
Scripture referenced:
Mark 5:25-34
"And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His cloak, because she thought, 'If I just touch His clothes, I will be healed.' Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from Him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, 'Who touched My clothes?'
'You see the people crowding against You,' His disciples answered, 'and yet you can ask, 'Who touched Me?'"
But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at His feet and, trembling with fear, told Him the truth. He said to her, 'Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.'"
I love you all.
