What Is My Heart Longing For?

 As we recover, do we ever stop to consider what the deepest longing of our heart is?  Is it for accumulated clean time, money, fame, good friends, a meaningful life, a good job, a home we can call our own?  Jesus said the ungodly run after these things and then He tells us that if we seek God’s Kingdom first, we will have everything we need. 

 Some of us think that if the desires of our own heart were met life would be perfect.  When we longed to cover up our fear, we sought a sedative that would make us feel better. For a time, it did, but then the sedative became a dependency that took over our life.  

 Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. (1 Timothy 6:6-7 NKJV)

 The devil came to tempt him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these rocks to become bread.” Jesus answered him, “The Scriptures say, ‘It is not just bread that keeps people alive. Their lives depend on what God says.’”  (Matthew 4:3-4 ERV)

Prayer: Loving God, Let my greatest longing be to know what You say in the Scriptures and to practice Your principles in all my affairs.  Amen

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