There is something that happens to a soul that falls passionately in love with Jesus. Suddenly, nothing in this world satisfies the longings of that soul.
And yet, it’s also true that no matter how much of the Lord that soul experiences, it doesn’t fully satisfy the longing of that soul. We find ourselves still hungering, still longing, still pursuing more.
It isn’t that we haven’t found the one thing that matter more than anything; it’s that we can’t get enough of that one thing.
The psalm that King David wrote when he was exiled in the wilderness sums it up best, and I think The Passion Translation captures it beautifully. I’d simply ask you to read it, and then consider if you’re content with what you’ve experienced to this point in your journey, or if, like David, you yearn for more?
I pray it’s the latter.
O God of my life, I’m lovesick for you in this weary wilderness. I thirst with the deepest longings to love you more, with cravings in my heart that can’t be described. Such yearning grips my soul for you, my God! I’m energized every time I enter your heavenly sanctuary to seek more of your power and drink in more of your glory. For your tender mercies mean more to me than life itself. How I love and praise you, God! Daily I will worship you passionately and with all my heart. My arms will wave to you like banners of praise. I overflow with praise when I come before you, for the anointing of your presence satisfies me like nothing else. You are such a rich banquet of pleasure to my soul. I lie awake each night thinking of you and reflecting on how you help me like a father. I sing through the night under your splendor-shadow, offering up to you my songs of delight and joy! With passion I pursue and cling to you. Because I feel your grip on my life, I keep my soul close to your heart. (Psalms 63:1-8 TPT, emphasis mine)
