"The more i seek you.
The more i find you.
The more i find you.
The more i LOVE you.
I want to sit at your feet.
Drink from the cup in your hand.
Lean back against you and breath.
Feel your heartbeat.
This love is so deep.
Its more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace.
Its overwhelming."
Music always seems to be something that stirs up, calms, or fuels my soul. Today, i got absolutely rocked by this song. It's one of those songs i have heard a hundred times and always just listened to it without really thinking about the words or inviting the Spirit to speak to me during the song.
It spoke directly to what the Lord has been putting on my heart lately.
I have been blessed in the most amazing ways these past few months. I have seen prayers answered, lives changed, hearts restored to grace, and i have built friendships on the foundation of God's love. If i would have had to guess where i would be 3 months ago, i wouldn't in a million years have guessed where i am. I AM BEYOND BLESSED.
The Lord has graciously blessed me with a girlfriend who challenges me in a way that I have never been challenged before. She is so humble, gracious, loving, and joyful and it's so evident in the way that she loves Jesus wholeheartedly. I am so honored to walk beside her, while together we "Seek God more. Find God more. And love God more." The way that the Spirit works through her daily inspires me to long after the love of God more and more every second of the day. It inspires me to dig into the depths of the Holy Spirit so that I can lead her towards the foot of the cross. It challenges me to be in the Spirit at all times of the day, to pray fervently all day long, to love on those who are different than I, to be gracious to those the world casts out, and so much more. Everyday, I find myself thanking the Lord for what He has blessed me with, and asking "Who am I?" Who am I that you, God, would love me??? and beyond that He graces me with a family, incredible Godly friends, and a girlfriend after the very heart of Jesus.
Working up at Sonlight Christian Camp again this summer has been something that the Lord has used in huge ways in my life as well. Not only have I made life long friendships founded on God Himself, but I have been able to spend so much time with the man of God I call my best friend. Blake and I have been best friends since the 10-11th grade, and I have never been able to spend more than a week straight with him. So lets just say that spending the summer with him has been an absolutely incredible way to strengthen our relationship and uplift each other in our walks with Jesus. It's crazy how the Lord has worked in such similar ways in both of our lives this past year, and has us in almost identical places right now. It's so incredible because we are able to just talk about what God is teaching us daily and it will almost undoubtedly fit in with what the other of us is going through as well.
Other than that there is so much that God has taught me in the past few months. This includes just purely His love for me and how undeserving I am of His consistent and persistent love, the fact that God wants us as His children but He doesn't need us, that without His Spirit ruling our hearts we will do everything but chase after Him, that anything in this world other than God will not satisfy us, that nothing but the blood of Jesus will cover us from our wicked and imperfect lives, that sometimes I'm unfairly judgmental, and that when we ask believing in faith He is faithful to answer our wildest prayers.
His love is one of those things that we will never understand no matter how long we meditate on His word, no matter how long we spend in His presence, and no matter how long we walk the "Christian" walk. Think about it, we are SINNERS and we have sinful hearts. We sin every single day. We say we are followers, but we don't always act like followers. YET, God still loves us every single second of every single day. His love for us reaches to the heavens, His love for us is deeper that the depths of the sea, His love is greater than the east is to the west. We are so undeserving of His love.
Whether you are living in sin and completely denying His presence on the earth or whether you are dedicated to laying your life down to pick up your cross, HE STILL LOVES YOU! I heard this quote a little while ago and it has stuck with me ever since then. Think about it. Meditate on it. Live it!
"There is nothing you have ever done to make Him love you less. And there is nothing you will ever do to make Him love you more."
Incredible right??? i think so.
That is just the smallest of glimpses into what God has done recently in my life and a few of the amazing things that He has taught me. I'm hoping to updated this bad boy a little more often as the summer continues on and the school year begins (scary thought), but then again i always say im going to do that sooooo, we'll see.
Some scripture that has really stood out to me recently is John 10. Especially verses 3-4.
John 10:3-4
"The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice."
We know His voice. Listen to the Shepard.
You are loved. Be blessed.
Jack.
