"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?" (v. 1-2)
I think there's an absolutely exquisite beauty in desperation. To long for something from the depths of your soul, to the point of being completely shattered and vulnerable. Incomplete. Beautifully broken. This is how every second of our existence was meant to be spent! Desperately longing to experience God. Aching for more of him.
Without him, we are nothing. Empty. Lifeless. So why is contentment even a concept? Better yet, why is it easy? We're all guilty of it. I know I am. So often God becomes static and routine. It's easy to go through the motions. But in going through the motions, I think we forget who God is. He's the Creator of the universe! The Author and Perfecter of our faith. Our Heavenly Father, our Good Shepherd, the King of kings. As long as we're on this earth we won't ever be able to fully grasp even a fraction of who he is! Just think of your most intimate encounter with God--and try to wrap your mind around the fact that he is infinitely more.
Alone, we are empty. But the living God fills us up.
"But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to the God who gives me life." (v.8, ESV)
What's not to long for? Our relationship with him should be an exploration if nothing else. In Jeremiah he promises, "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart" (29:13). It's beautiful. To live a life of reckless abandon in desperate pursuit of the One who created us...all simply because of who he is. I believe it's what we were created for. It's more than just a choice to make, it's a way to live. I'm honestly running out of words...
Chase him. It's amazing.
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