Psalm 42:1-2 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?
Psalm 84:1-2 How lovely is your dwelling place, O LORD Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Psalm 143:1-2 I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done. I spread out my hands to you; my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.
I have been intentionally spending quality time with God, praying and reading His Word, almost every day for the past year. When I don't have that devoted daily quiet time with Him, I feel a real sense of longing for time spent with Him.
I am reading through Psalms, and it is so inspiring to read that worshipers thousands of years ago felt the same way. As I was reading the verses listed above, I thought, "Yes, me too! I know how you feel!" Praying and reading God's Word quenches that thirst and fills me up in a way that nothing else of this world can.
The things of this world cannot fill us up. Our thirst is never quenched, our need never satisfied. Only Jesus Christ our Savior and God's Word can quench our thirst and fill us up. Make quality time in His presence a priority and see how making Him your center can change your life!
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