A Love Song.

I have a string of thoughts and hopefully they will all come together in the end...

I am a lover of music. A friend asked me over the weekend what I did to calm down- to be still- to gain perspective and be quiet.

My answer was to be alone and listen to music.
I often choose music that is emotional- that evokes thought and feelings that are passionate and sometimes just simply sad.
Is it just messed up that even on a good day I ADORE a good song of heartbreak?

Even over the passed few days I have found myself listening to lots of Phil Collins and Coldplay...
Talk about emotional lyrics...

For example:

"My arms will hold you keep you safe and warm.
This bond between us can't be broken
I will be here, don't you cry"
(You'll Be in My Heart)

"When the truth is, I miss you
Yeah, the truth is that I miss you so
And I'm tired, I should not have let you go..."
(Warning Sign)


How often do I hear these songs and identify them? Try to make them about my life...somehow in some way they apply to me.
Right?

Goodness- I am not sure about you but songs like these tug at my heart strings.
They cause me to yearn for things in this world--- to be loved, missed, treasured and pined for.

I found myself, as I was listening to these songs, asking if I got THIS emotional about God's word.
Did I read scripture and sing songs of worship and have the words bring about such heart tugs, burden and longing for something...


I love this passage in Isaiah...

Chapter 26: 7-9

"The path of the righteous is level;
you make level the way of the righteous.
In the path of your judgements,
O Lord, we wait for you;
your name and remembrance
are the desire of our soul.
My soul yearns for you in the night;
my spirit within me earnestly seeks you."


Talk about emotion. Our soul.

Oh Lord, I YEARN for you. YOU ALONE are my desire. I EARNESTLY seek YOU.

Passion. A true love song.


What does it look like in my life for me to earnestly seek Christ?

Does my soul yearn for God?

I am thankful for this sweet reminder from the Lord that I do not just have to love God and trust Him-
but that I need to YEARN for Him. His word. His very near presence in my life.

To yearn is not just to want. To yearn is to have an intense longing and desire.

A man in the desert YEARNS for water.
A woman without shelter on a cold night YEARNS for a place of rest.
A newborn baby YEARNS for a mothers presence.

We are to YEARN for Christ.
He is worthy of being pined for. In fact- Christ is the only thing worthy of longing, pining and desire.
For He is the only one who can satisfy. sustain. bring joy. give love. provide peace.

I desperately need Jesus.


Mighty God- You are my hiding place. You are my ever present help and closest friend of my heart. You are more than enough for me and all that can sustain. I so often look for satisfaction and affirmation from people. My prayer is that you will instill in me a pining for your spirit and presence. I pray that I earnestly seek you- with each new day. Give me the power to wait on You- For you are my delight. I love you. Amen.