God: First, Foremost, and Always

I tend to put my hope in other things. The latest one is relationships, not the action but the idea. I found myself believing, "Once I am in a relationship, then I will be satisfied." But my desire is to be satisfied in God first, foremost, and always.

Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Psalm 90:1

Our Father, we know that Thou art present with us, but our knowledge is but a figure and shadow of truth and has little of the spiritual savor and inward sweetness such knowledge should afford. This is for us a great loss and the cause of much weakness of heart. Help us to make at once such amendment of life as is necessary before we can experience the true meaning of the words "In thy presence is fulness of joy."

A. W. Tozer, The Knowledge of the Holy, p. 74

Every god besides Jesus is a lousy god.

Joshua Harris

Jesus You Alone

Jesus You alone shall be
My first love my first love,
The secret place and highest praise
Shall be yours shall be yours

To Your throne I'll bring devotion
May it be the sweetest sound
Lord this heart is reaching for You now

So I'll set my sights upon You
Set my life upon Your praise
Never looking to another way

Day and night I lift my eyes
To seek You to seek you
Hungry for a glimpse of You
In glory in glory

You alone will be my passion
Jesus You will be my song
You will find me longing after You

To Your throne I'll bring devotion
May it be the sweetest sound
Lord this heart is reaching for You now

To Your throne I'll bring devotion
May it be the sweetest sound
Lord this heart is reaching for You now

So I'll set my sights upon You
Set my life upon Your praise
Never looking to another way

You alone will be my passion
Jesus You will be my song
You will find me longing after You

Day and night I lift my eyes
To seek You to seek you
Hungry for a glimpse of You
In glory in glory

Only by His grace on my life can I have such a desire. I wish I could properly portray all I want to say about this in writing. Maybe it will come up in personal conversations.