Lord, all my longing is known to Thee, my sighing is not hidden from Thee.-Psalm 38:9.
Oh, Psalmist David, I get it.
What a relief that the Lord knows about my longing! I’m not sure I know what to do with it sometimes… what do I even want? I think I know, and then 5 minutes later I have a new idea of perfect. I read this recently by a wise woman:
“I often think that the ideal of our perfection that we set up, and often go through torture to achieve, may not be God’s idea of how He wants us to be at all. That may be something quite different that we never would have thought of, and what seems like a failure to us may really be something bringing us closer to His will for us.” -Caryll Houslander
Who is like the Lord? Only His ways are perfect. It helps to remember that He is Father, and I am daughter. I’m like a kid on a road trip with my parents. They know how to drive, they have the map, they know when we are going to eat or stop at a rest stop (ok, sometimes ya gotta tell them when). Even though this is not a trip to grandma’s, but it is in fact real life (including jobs, deadlines, relationships, tears, laughs, sin, grace, ect), I still have to remember who is driving this thing.
Who is like the Lord? He works all things for the good. He is the Father that never withholds good things from his children, but he gives us all we need for the journey. He is the only one who can recognize and satisfy the deepest longings. Whew… let’s live in that light for a change.
P.S. Happy birthday, Teresa. I love you! You make me want to live a life strewn with grace and all things beautiful. Be loved by Him today and everyday!
