Not alone in the desert

God, I'm realizing more and more that I'm not alone in the desert. In fact, You even deliberately walk me into the desert, not to punish me, but to cause me to thirst only for You. You are the only stream in the desert that can truly satisfy. Help me to know that you never leave me alone, and that You walk with me each step of the way. Forgive me when I take swings at you in misguided anger, I've just been dehydrated for too long. Holy Spirit, I rely on You!

SomeOne I can be real with

God, you haven’t been the most important thing to me, and I’m sorry for that. I have been lukewarm and chosen my empty selfish pleasures over You time and time again. I’ve been worshipping the created instead of the Creator. I’ve been joyless; do I have to wonder why? I want to love you more than anything on this earth. I want to love you so much more than anything I own, that I’d be willing to sell it all for the glory of your kingdom. Help me to be a steward and not an owner. All I want is You.

"Jesus I need to give myself up. I am not strong enough to love you and walk with you on my own. I can’t do it, and I need You. I need you deeply and desperately. I believe You are worth it, that you are better than anything else I could have in this life or the next. I want You. And when I don’t I want to want You. Be all in me. Take all of me. Have your way with me." - taken from Crazy Love page 111 by Francis Chan

Song for the day is "Captivated" by Shawn Mcdonald. Lyrics are posted on my facebook page