Desires

Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
Psalm 73: 25-26


It is hard for me to admit but there are days when earth has a lot that I desire. Granted I can’t remember a day when I clearly desired something more than I desired God but still there are things I desire. A lot of times, those are the things that get me in trouble. If I were asked if I would give up on God to get whatever I want at that moment the answer would be no. I wouldn’t give up my salvation or my relationship with Jesus for any thing. Unfortunately I rarely see my choices in those terms. I see them as wanting what I want.
Wanting in and of itself is not a bad thing. It is what I will go through or compromise to achieve the desired object or outcome that can be problematic. Earth should not have anything that does not pale in comparison to God.

The Psalmist goes on to say that God is his strength and his portion forever. That was not true just for that one lucky man. God is strength and portion for every one of us who turns to Him and becomes His. There is nothing in this world that can compare to Him. No one who even comes close.

I think of my husband, my mom and my closest friends. If you were to ask me I would tell you that they would always stand with me and support me through my life events. I think they would but the truth is they may not. For various reasons every human being at some point will let you down. It may be through no fault of their own but it will happen. God will never let us down, not ever, not once.

Throughout the Bible we read these references about God as our strength, portion, shield, provider and protector. We read that He is always for us and that He always wants what is best for us. So how should we respond? We should respond as the psalmist does right here. We should, write, speak and sing praise to the Lord. We should tell everyone we know that all we are and all we have are gifts from God. We should leave no doubt as to whose we are. Every where we go people should see a little ray of God’s great light.

Whom do we have in heaven but Him? Who will take better care of us or lead us in a better direction? No one. There is only one God. We only have one life and He wants it. Put your life in His hands. He will do amazing things.

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