Dear God, Are You There?

O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.
So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.
Psalms 63:1-5

 

DEAR GOD

I asked from You for days
to spend time basking in Your grace
not doing any tasks or errands
just sitting inside Your Presence.

 

Worshiping in prayerful adoration
Reading Your words in prayerful concentration
Speaking Your words in prayerful recognition
Being still, quiet, in prayerful contemplation.

 

Seems life has been too busy
days filled with worried agony
longing for peaceful security
finding a need for Your constant company.

 

Thought maybe all of these days doing nothing
resulted in a lazy and irresponsible identity
realized the truth that sets me free
spending time with You is priority.

 

I asked from You for days
to spend time just basking in Your grace
slowly coming to the dawn of truth
You’ve answered my prayer each day.

~Marcie Bridges
©2016/2017

 

God seems to be a bit silent lately. And I wonder if I have done something to quiet the Holy Spirit within me.

 

I realized that even though I have had quiet times this week, I have not felt satisfied.

 

Today a longing for God developed that I cannot quench. I feel so depleted — in need. “But how can this be when I have spent time with You Lord?” I ask.

 

I spent time talking to God and after a bit I said, “You know Lord, I think I’m doing too much talking. Perhaps You have something You’d like to say to me? I’ll just get quiet and listen.”

 

My mind tried to wander but I squelched it. I honestly needed and wanted an answer from God.

 

His answer? (I kid you not. I heard this loud and clear.) “Wait…”

 

I sat back confused. Drained. Empty. More waiting?

 

Today a longing for God to fill this empty vessel moved within me. I am not sure how I got to this place of emptiness, I just know this one thing:

 

When we fervently, sincerely, genuinely, honestly, openly seek God He will find us and we will find Him. He will satisfy us with from the springs of everlasting water only He can provide.

 

From My Heart to Yours,
Marcie

 

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