All That I Need

God is all that I need. I love my husband. I love my family and friends. I love the kids in my class. I love Horizon Organic Chocolate Milk ;-)  But, God is all that I need. That's hard to understand. It hurts to think about it...to think about the fact that things won't always be as they are. Situations change, people change...praise God, I have changed...but God does not change. And if I truly rest in that fact, I can face what life brings. If I seek Him and not others, work to please Him and not others, then I will be right. Now, understand that by pleasing Him, I will do things that please others...I'm not saying that I should neglect any and everyone else and put myself in a hole reading the Bible and praying. That's not pleasing to Him.

That old hymn is so true: Because He lives, I can face tomorrow. Because He lives, all fear is gone. Because I know He holds the future, my life is worth the living just because He lives. If not for God, what would be the point? My other relationships, my work, my life...what would it be for? How could I possibly begin to face the trials of this life and the fears that pop into my head sometimes for no good reason if not for Him? In the midst of the valleys of life, how could I get out of bed? In the hard times, what would be my source of intense, internal comfort?  Praise God, He is all of that!  His love cannot even begin to be penned. In fact, I love this portion of the song "The Love of God"



Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above,
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.


Thank You, Lord, for being everything that I know I need, everything I don't know that I need, and everything I can imagine. Thank You that I don't have to face the changes of this life alone: that You are there and that You have provided me with an earthly support system that is unparalleled. I love You, and I will continue to seek you steadfastly, anticipating with excitement what You hold for my future.