The One Thing

"One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple." -Psalm 27:4

Recently, I've been led once more on a road of rediscovery. Rediscovering the love of God for me, His never failing faithfulness, and His never ending grace, that after ignoring Him for so long and pursuing after life's empty promises, He is always there waiting with His open arms when I eventually turn back to Him broken and weary. It's been amazing, the love that God has shown.

And yet recently I find myself distracted again, by something. I am all too aware of what that means. When I find that something that catches my eye, I wind up making that a priority, the thing that I want most in my life. Afraid of going down the same path again all too soon, and desperate for something, anything to help, I just cried out "Oh God you know how I feel and what I long for now, help me please."

And He replies with that verse. ONE thing I ask of the Lord, THIS is what I seek, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. How amazing the Father's love for us, that He may answer (just in the next moment when I decided to listen to a sermon online)like that, so immediately, so accurately. A reminder of what my ONE thing should be, and that's Him, and ONLY Him.

It is difficult, to really surrender the hearts desires to God, especially since pursuing our desires is something I truly believe in (refer to previous post). Its simple to just give up on a desire, it is difficult to ALTER your desires to desire what GOD desires for YOU, and I struggle with it daily. Everyday its a battle, over the desires of my heart VS. the desires of God. And everyday the battle is long, drawn-out, tiring.

"I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death..." -Philippians 3:10.

Such a simple prayer, such a hard prayer. To truly know Him, seek His face above all else, and know the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings.

P.S.: Another reminder from God barely 10minutes after the posting of this entry about what I read in my devotional today. "I am the vine, you are the branches. If you remain in me and I remain in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing," -John 15:5. When we acknowledge we cannot do it, and come to the Lord in helplessness, His strength and grace is made perfect in our weakness. Just the perfect answer to my last worry about how difficult it is! Praise the Lord!