seek and you shall find

        

One thing I ask from the LORD, 

       this only do I seek: 

       that I may dwell in the house of the LORD 

       all the days of my life, 

       to gaze on the beauty of the LORD 

       and to seek him in his temple.

This verse pierces my heart at it's very core,

 and exposes my folly to me.

  

It's not just that I seek so many other things aside from Him, 

but that I seek so many things before Him.  

My foolish heart continues to lust after empty pleasure after empty pleasure.  

I have tasted

and I have seen His goodness.

I have felt the glory of His presence, 

and the rapture of knowing that I am adored by the creator of the universe.

My heart has never- 

and will never-

experience that fullness of joy 

in any other place but His presence.

Yet still....

my capricious heart is led astray by the inventions of this desolate world. 

My prayer is that 

my heart would always seek His.

That my spirit would never rest apart from His.

That my longings would be only for Him.

That my entire being would focus on this one passion,

this one desire, 

until all others fade away...

     One thing I ask from the LORD, 

       this only do I seek: 

       that I may dwell in the house of the LORD 

       all the days of my life, 

       to gaze on the beauty of the LORD 

       and to seek Him in his temple.