Posts tagged Satisfaction.
O Lord,
Convince me that I cannot be my own God, or make myself happy,
nor my own Christ to restore my joy,
nor my own Spirit to teach, guide, rule me.
Take away my roving eye, curious ear, greedy appetite, lustful heart;
Show me that none of these things can
heal a wounded conscience,
or support a tottering frame,
or uphold a departing spirit.
Then take me to the cross
and leave me there.
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Satisfied in You (Psalm 42)
The Sing Team, Mars Hill ChurchI have lost my appetite
And a flood is welling up behind my eyes
So I eat the tears I cry
And if that were not enough
They know just the words to cut and tear and prod
When they ask me “Whereʼs your God?”
Why are you downcast, oh my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
I can remember when you showed your face to me
As a deer pants for water, so my soul thirsts for you
And when I behold your glory, you so faithfully renew
Like a bed of rest for my fainting flesh
I am satisfied in you
When Iʼm staring at the ground
Itʼs an inbred feedback loop that brings me down
So itʼs time to lift my brow
And remember better days
When I loved to worship you and all your ways
With the sweetest songs of praiseWhy are you downcast, oh my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
I can remember when you showed your grace to meAs a deer pants for water, so my soul thirsts for you
And when I survey your splendor, you so faithfully renew
Like a bed of rest for my fainting flesh
I am satisfied in you
Let my sighs give way to songs that sing about your faithfulness
Let my pain reveal your glory as my only real rest
Let my losses show me all I truly have is you
All I truly have is you
So when Iʼm drowning out at sea
And your breakers and your waves crash down on me
Iʼll recall your safety scheme
Youʼre the one who made the waves
And your Son went out to suffer in my place
And to show me that Iʼm safe
Why am I down?
Why so disturbed?
I am satisfied in you
I am satisfied in you
I am satisfied in you
Without Fear in God, We Cannot Rest Satisfied
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. - Proverbs 31:30
Life is found in the shadow of the cross. He gave his all for us and somehow, we still find ourselves devising contingency plans, straying from the place of freedom and forgiveness to seek what feels like life found in the arms of another – be it another man, another bite, another drink, another dollar, or another substitute savior.
We are told that whoever has fear of the Lord rests satisfied. When we find ourselves wandering about in the arms of another lover, it is because we have no fear of the Lord. We do not fear a holy and righteous God who has no tolerance for sin – we just want what we want. Right. Now.
Satisfaction comes purely and solely from knowing there is nothing else that compares to living our lives in submission to his glory.
an architecture student in San Jose, CA
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