Sometimes even I can’t miss what God is trying to tell me…sometimes. This morning God got my attention by using simple repetition. And I need to hear what He had to say. First, He sent me to a passage in the Psalms. I read it, but almost missed what He was trying to say. The I started reading out of book I’m using in my devotional time called O2 (I highly recommend it already…and I’m not even done). The author quotes the exact same passage God has led me to earlier in the morning. OK, I get it…and I needed it obviously. Here’s the passage:
Whom have I in heaven but you?
I desire you more than anything on earth.
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
(Psalm 73:25-26, NLT)
It’s that second sentence that is sticking with me today. I need to be reminded that my identity and my heart’s desire is found in God alone (at least that’s how it should be). He’s enough. He’s what I need. Today. Tomorrow. Always.
Too often I try and find my identity in other things. And it gets me all messed up. I turn to other things instead of turning to God. It’s faithless. It’s human. It’s gotta go.
I need Him and Him alone. Once I have that priority right everything else will fall into its proper place. Always.
Amen