I've had a song going through my head all day. Give Me Jesus by Fernando Ortega. It's probably one of the most beautiful melodies I've ever heard, and it has the most simple & profound message for the listener--Give me Jesus!
This week I've felt lonely. I don't know if it's because I came to Spain with friends and feel that much more comfortable here. I enjoy Morocco, I like a lot of things about Morocco, but Morocco still isn't home. It's home for the time being, but it's not where I want to be every night when I lay my head down. Spain isn't home either, but there are some things here that I can't get in Morocco and can in the U.S. (bacon, other forms of pork, Heinz ketchup), and it makes me miss home and family that much more. On the other hand, it could just be that I'm simply lonely. Yes, I'm usually surrounded by multiple people 6-7 days a week, but I just feel lonely. I want to constantly be surrounded by friends--people with whom I can communicate, people with whom I share similar beliefs and interests; people who know me for me and love me for me.
This song has been my heart's cry today. When I am alone, give me Jesus! I want to breath, lives, and be the words of this song! I find myself too often turning to other people and things to fill the emptiness that overtakes my soul so often. I want that irresistible craving, that quench that won't ever be satisfied until Jesus returns to call us home. I want to be the person who says "Just give me Jesus!" Why do we (or at least me) always look for happiness and fulfillment elsewhere? I want to be so on fire and so passionate that you can really have the entire world as long as I can have Jesus.
I'm reminded of a dear, dear friend and sister who lived this message in her short life. I, too, can tell that my heartstrings are longing for the creator. Oh, that I may live as she lived, and daily desire that "when I come to die, give me Jesus!!!"
Just some thoughts before bed. . . I hope that you want and crave Jesus daily, and that you find Him as you seek with your whole heart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N3KPA9ltQE
This week I've felt lonely. I don't know if it's because I came to Spain with friends and feel that much more comfortable here. I enjoy Morocco, I like a lot of things about Morocco, but Morocco still isn't home. It's home for the time being, but it's not where I want to be every night when I lay my head down. Spain isn't home either, but there are some things here that I can't get in Morocco and can in the U.S. (bacon, other forms of pork, Heinz ketchup), and it makes me miss home and family that much more. On the other hand, it could just be that I'm simply lonely. Yes, I'm usually surrounded by multiple people 6-7 days a week, but I just feel lonely. I want to constantly be surrounded by friends--people with whom I can communicate, people with whom I share similar beliefs and interests; people who know me for me and love me for me.
This song has been my heart's cry today. When I am alone, give me Jesus! I want to breath, lives, and be the words of this song! I find myself too often turning to other people and things to fill the emptiness that overtakes my soul so often. I want that irresistible craving, that quench that won't ever be satisfied until Jesus returns to call us home. I want to be the person who says "Just give me Jesus!" Why do we (or at least me) always look for happiness and fulfillment elsewhere? I want to be so on fire and so passionate that you can really have the entire world as long as I can have Jesus.
I'm reminded of a dear, dear friend and sister who lived this message in her short life. I, too, can tell that my heartstrings are longing for the creator. Oh, that I may live as she lived, and daily desire that "when I come to die, give me Jesus!!!"
Just some thoughts before bed. . . I hope that you want and crave Jesus daily, and that you find Him as you seek with your whole heart.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N3KPA9ltQE
