Yearn

Holy design
this place in time
that i might seek and find my God
my God

Lord i want to yearn for You
i want to burn with passion
over You and only You
Lord i want to yearn

Your joy is mine
yet why am i fine
with all my singing and bringing grain
in light of Him

oh You give life and breath
through Him You give all things
in Him we live and move
that's why i sing





I love the lyrics to this good ol' Shane & Shane song called "Yearn".  Stephen's band, Reverchon, played it not too long ago and the words just stayed with me. Through everything that we go through, still wanting to yearn for Him and burn with passion should be our focus.  We are saying, "no matter what You throw our way, no matter good or bad, we are still Yours. "  We are alive in Him and if we allow Him to work in our lives, so many wonderful things can and will happen.  I just love the idea of my heart burning for the Lord.  What a difference it would make if we had such a deep passion for Him. 


My prayer everyday through my walk with cancer is asking my merciful Savior to use me.  I know I am going through this for a purpose. Sometimes we don't see and understand that purpose until later, but I know my God is a God of grace and mercy.  So whatever my purpose is through this, I want to be used in a way that God receives all the glory and touches other peoples lives in such a way that they wonder where my strength comes from.  I encourage you with whatever is going on in your life to let God use you.  Yearn for God with a burning passion that flows in and through you and unto others.   






"Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.”     --Hebrews 12:28-29