I need to share:
I am no longer satisfied except in Christ. Only He can bring me hope. No longer does my relationship with Erik bring me fulfillment; no longer does my GPA determine my worth; no longer do my own acts of "righteousness" and good works establish my perfection.
I now find that I am satisfied in Christ. He fulfills my every longing for protection and love; He determined my worth by laying His life down to buy me eternal life; He establishes my perfection through His true righteousness that expose my best deeds as selfish, filthy, and worthless.
And so my desire is for Him, not for love; for Him, not for self-confidence; for Him, not for the praise and acclamation of man. My desire is for Him, and, oh - how I long for Him! How I long for the Living Water, the Bread of Life, the Holy One of Israel, the Fount of every blessing! Take the world but give me Jesus - give me Jesus, give me Jesus. His grace is sweeter, His love is stronger, His power is greater than any grace and love and power offered by the competitors in this world. One glimpse of the fullness of Christ exposes the complete inadequacy of everything outside of Himself. He truly is sufficient. He truly satisfies.
And what can I do but praise Him, praise Him, praise Him? For He saw my need and my hunger, and He gave Himself to save me and fill me with every spiritual blessing in Himself. Oh, what a good God we serve. What a good Savior we have. Praise the Lord!
