“I walked out to the hill just now. It is exalting, delicious, to stand embraced by the shadows of a friendly tree with the wind tugging at your coattail and the heavens hailing your heart, to gaze and glory and give oneself again to God—what more could a man ask? Oh, the fullness, pleasure, and sheer excitement of knowing God on earth! I care not if I never raise my voice again for Him, if only I may love Him, please Him.
Perhaps in mercy He shall give me a host of children that I may lead them through the vast star fields to explore His delicacies whose finger ends set them to burning. But if not, if only I may see Him, touch His garments, and smile into His eyes—ah, then, not stars not children shall matter, only Himself…”
Jim Elliot
I read this, and in my heart, I longed to have this same perspective, this same heart. A heart that is so longing of God, to love Him and to please Him, that nothing else matters, no matter what. Not my selfish desires, not my pain, not my turmoil, not the people around me, not the situations i may be involved in…not even the good in my life should matter, in comparison to just having Jesus.
My perspective and my remembrance has been very off recently. Quite frustrating actually. My devotedness has been off. I’ve just been off. But God never leaves me, nor forsakes me, Praises to Him. He is Faithful. and He knows my heart, and my heart truly is to seek Him with everything inside of me, and to love Him and honor Him with every ounce of my being. I just need to make sure I am daily being in awe of Him and fixing my eyes on Christ and asking the Spirit to lead me, and spending time with God, and that all I want is Him.
“All of You is more than enough…”
VERSE OF THE DAY:
”Blessed are those who dwell in your house, ever singing your praise! Selah”
Psalm 84:4
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