A sweet revelation

So, I recently posted about waiting on the Lord and a lot of times this brings a lot of questions like, "Well, how long is this wait going to be?" or "where will it lead?". Most of the time, I don't know those answers. And that's okay; It's probably best. For the more uncertainty and insufficiency we find in and of ourselves, the more we cling to the One who is great and glorious - always certain and fully sufficient. In those times of despair, anxiety, and helplessness...it is there that we meet Christ.

And as I turn to Him more and more in prayer on what may sometimes feel like a never-ending road, I'm realizing that it's not enough to simply wait. I must also delight in Him, knowing that my joy doesn't rest in pleasant circumstances or in merely getting through difficulties, but simply in being fully one with Him. By uniting my heart with His and allowing Him to be my source of peace and fulfillment. And as we delight in God, the enormity of our circumstances seem to somewhat fade into the background because our eyes begin to rest on the certainty and hope He brings.

I think that part of the land of uncertainty that God has brought me to recently in so many different areas of my life is really a chance for me to experience some time of solitude with Him. To bask in who He is, to rest in His presence, knowing that in Him I am fully complete.

And I so desire that..to be so enthralled by Him that I lose myself. If only we could be so lost! Lost in awe and wonder of God's sovereignty, goodness, and mercy, lost in serving Him, lost in receiving all that He wishes to give..and to surrender everything we are in return. What a beautiful exchange of love Christ invites us into, what a mystery.

"Your presence is all I’m longing for here in the secret place
Your nearness is all I’m waiting for here in the quiet place,
Here in the secret place

My soul waits for you alone
Like the watchmen wait for dawn
Here I’ve finally found the place
Where we’ll meet, Lord, face to face

I’ve finally found where I belong,
I’ve finally found where I belong,
In Your presence
I’ve finally found where I belong,
To be with You, to be with You

I am my Beloved’s and He is mine,
So come into Your garden and take delight in me
Take delight in me

Here in Your presence God I find my rest
Here in Your presence God"