Always On His Mind

"When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?  For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor."  Psalm 8:3-5

I am not famous - I do not know any famous people nor have I met any famous people.  I did get close enough once to snap a picture of Mel Gibson when he was in town filming Conspiracy Theory.  Dearborn Street was packed with people wanting a glimpse of a Hollywood star.  I remember people trying to get an autograph or shake his hand.  And I was one of those people.  I thought it would be so awesome to have Mel Gibson's autograph.  I didn't get my autograph, but I did waste an hour of my time waiting and hoping.

Mel Gibson may not have paid any attention to me, but God does.  I am always on His mind, and that is exciting to me!

Elohim, the Creator of the universe, the One who made the heavens and hung the moon and the stars, knows me.  He does not just know about me, He knows me inside and out.  He formed me in my mother's womb, He knows each hair on my head by number, He knows my thoughts.  And He loves me and wants a relationship with me.  He wants to be more than a  handshake or an autograph.  He wants to be my everything.  He wants to be my

• Healer
• Provider
• Counselor
• Hope
• Peace
• Joy
• Refuge
• Best friend
• Lover of my soul
• Abba Father or Dear Papa Daddy
• Shoulder to cry on
• Help
• Savior
• Redeemer
• Confidant
• Giver of good gifts

He is crazy in love with me and He cannot stop thinking about me.  What more could I ask for?  Nothing... He completes me.

With My Whole Heart

I want to love You more

I want to love You more

I give myself in sweet surrender

Totally to You

I want to love You more.

I wrote this little chorus years ago, but lately this has been the cry of my heart.  We are commanded to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, and so often I don't even come close.  There are days when He is not in His rightful place in my life.  There are days when my priorities are out of whack.  Some days I am laying up earthly treasure, not heavenly treasure.  Some days He does not have my whole heart.

I am grateful for His mercy and grace and unconditional love.  His kindness and goodness and faithfulness create in me a longing to love Him more deeply, to worship Him more sincerely, to serve Him more willingly.

So as I start my 21 day fast today, this is my desire, to love Him more each day, to hunger and thirst for His righteousness and to live in His presence where there is fullness of joy.  I want to live in His love.

In His Grace...