Yet another excerpt from my journal… Short but oh so sweet 🙂
“ We’re officially in travel mode! Delays have already occurred so my challenge to let go of my idols of convenience and efficiency are starting off with a bang! I am so thankful for the encouragement and words from the Lord that have been shared with me recently. It has me all the more compelled to press into my Daddy and seek deeper intimacy with Him. Jesus I am desperate for that intimacy! There is so much more! I have barely scratched the surface of what having a relationship with You looks like and is. And that is so exciting because Jesus I want more.
Lord, I love your willingness to give us a glimpse into Your greatness…
Before I started writing, I randomly opened up the Bible, without an agenda and began reading Psalms 16. As I read verse 11, my heart got excited because it perfectly describes what I‘ve been desiring: “fill me with joy in your presence” simple but powerful. This is that intimacy that I am talking about.
I want to find unspeakable joy in His presence! I want to crave it. I want to seek it knowing that if I’m not satisfied by it, I will surely die! I want my desperation for Him to be outrageous!”
***as I kept journaling, I got closer to the bottom of the page where a Bible verse was printed by the publisher… Well what do ya know..
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God is good right?! He is in the details right?! He is intricately involved in every aspect of my life and yours. So here I am asking for deeper intimacy, and in this moment He is showing me His insane sovereignty… from the person who created this journal, to the verse chosen for this page, to the time it was bought, the amount of spaced I’ve used up, to my urge to journal this out after being inspired by this exact verse. Might seem insignificant and some are thinking it’s not that big of a deal. But here He is telling me, I am not insignificant. He loves me. He is crazy about me. And He wants nothing more than deeper intimacy with me as well. He wants all of me! Wow.
What a wonderful God I serve. He is Abba
