all i need.

"Whom have I in heaven but You?
And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. (Psalm 73:25 NASB)"

God has been allowing me to be completely and totally stripped of my fiancée this week and He is showing me just how absolutely priceless she is in every aspect of my life. He is reminding me of how much I not only desire and want to see her on a daily basis, but also how much I depend on her for things in my life. The thing is though, I don't need her. See, that may sound mean or harsh, but that's something I've been having to cope with. I want her so much that it feels like a need, but all I truly need and will ever need is God.

I may feel weak and exhausted and even like a failure so many days, but ultimately like its says in the very next verses of Psalms: "My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works. (Psalm 73:26, 28 NASB)"

I just want to be nearer to Him, so near that I am totally and completely satisfied in Him because I am touching the hem of His garment.

Draw near to the Lord. That's all I know how to do. He will always be everything we need.

proxy.

Thought for the day:

Think about this: we are placed on earth, blessed to be Christians and we are here "on behalf of" the Lord. What does that mean? It's simply that we are here on this planet solely to represent our loving Savior Jesus Christ, and to serve Him by going about every aspect of our days by doing as He would do.

The thing is, always doing as the Lord would do is quite the difficult task (okay, a REALLY difficult task) and one that literally cannot be undertaken without Christ as the light unto your path. Thankfully, as Christians, we can take comfort in the fact that He can and does empower, encourage and enable us no matter what the seemingly impossible task may be to defeat and conquer every single obstacle in life as long as we abide in Him for our strength.