I was reading my bible late last night and came across a verse in 2 Corinthians that, whether I've read it before or not, seemed completely new. This version of the verse struck me in a new way and I'm grateful I came across it. I've thought about the times in my life that included sorrow that caused me to turn to Him. Our sorrow comes from all sorts of things, but the "best" and most fruitful kind is the kind that turn our hearts toward God. I look back and think about the times I would say were filled with the most sorrow, and I remember that those are the ones that pushed me to seek God the strongest.
I get the privelege of spending my wednesday nights with a group from 8-12 high school school girls, and last week we spoke on difficult times, their struggles, seeking other things for fulfillment, and intentionally seeking time with the Lord. Just like my girls, many of us have sought things to fulfill us besides the Lord...and time and time again these things do not fulfill. We create idols and have to learn over and over, "There shall be no other God's before me." We were created with an empty space in our hearts that can only be filled by a relationship with Jesus. Our world tells us we will find it through everything BUT Jesus, and so many people fall into that lie. I pray we turn away from the things that can never fulfill and bring eternal joy and turn our hearts to our loving, all powerful God. I have learned that it is in, by, and through Jesus that peace and fullness are found. Praise God for his grace and his open arms. May we take time for Him, because he has all the time time the world for us. I pray that this is what our hearts speak.....
[Psalm 27:8] My heart has heard you say, "Come and talk with me." And my heart responds, "LORD, I am coming."
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