"Even if you had all your desires right now--a godly dad, the perfect mom, Christian friendships--you still wouldn't be happy the way you desire to be. You wouldn't come to Me with your troubles. You wouldn't know Me intimately."
At a place of silence, this truth was placed in my heart. I long for a godly dad, the "perfect" mom, Christian friendships outside of blogger. Now I think that He held these things from my life because He knew ahead of time how much I would need Him and only Him.
I wonder, if I did have those things, would I make them my god. Coming to them when I needed answers; seeking comfort from them?
I am extremely aware of the blessing I have with certain people God did put in my life to talk to & receive encouragement from. But I cannot quite go to them the way I can with my Heavenly Daddy.
Out of any godly family, friend, or mentor, I know that God is the only One who can fix the broken pieces of my heart. People give advice & encouragement. But God does all the healing. The comfort. The peace.
No one--human or possession--can do that truly. I think back on my life. I had only few but very valued godly examples and "mentors". I can say I've grown from that, but I believe that God used them for that and only that. He knew they couldn't heal. So He allowed them only so much "power" to bring me comfort. He knew He could only supply the rest. He's been trying to get me to see that I need not look to another.
As beautiful as friendships may be; as wonderful as family is; only God, our Daddy, can satisfy every longing and empty hole inside our hearts. And that's exactly what He's doing in mine.
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