"There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God..." Ps 46
There are a lot of things that I want. Most of them seem to me to be good things.
- I want health and wholeness for those I love.
- I want to start running and getting to the gym again.
- I want to be more aware of the super-abounding sufficiency of God's grace in my life than of sin, sickness and weakness.
- I want to be more thankful.
- I want to grow in godliness, leading my family, and influencing my little corner of the world in the grace and truth of the Gospel.
- I want to better understand the relationship between God's will regarding suffering vs. healing. I hear conflicting perspectives, none of which escape without a measure of “dim glass/veiled vision” syndrome. I’m OK with that… but Jesus did not seem to let that get in His way. I know, He was sinless…. But He was dependent on the Word of the Father and the leading and empowerment by the Holy Spirit… So, I think that God would be OK with me depending on His Word, and being led and empowered by the Holy Spirit to "Bring the Kingdom" where ever I set my foot. (like I said, I want to better understand that.)
But I want more…Do you know what I "want to want"? What I want to want... above all things... is God.
- I want to be so hungry for Jesus that I would not be able to conceive of not taking time to spend time alone with Him
- I don't want to "do my quiet time"... I want to want to go sit at my Master's feet, and enjoy Him.
- I want the mind of Christ to prevail over my feeble, finite understanding,
- I want to be closer to the Father….
- I want my heart to beat in sync with the Father’s heart
"Draw near to God. Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart." Ps 37
"There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God..." Ps 46
Well?.... I don't know about you, but I'm hot, tired and thirsty.... I’m heading for the stream that makes glad the city of God… Let's go! Last one in is…. well?... dry! (at least until you jump in J)
