You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

Psalm 63:1

Dear God, in light of what I prayed last night, I think this “verse of the day” from Bible Gateway actually turned out to be pretty on-the-nose. Just flat out worship.

You are my God

This is often true, but not always. Safety and security are sometimes my god. Achievement is sometimes my god. My wife or children are sometimes my god. Accolades and acceptance are sometimes my god. My health. My entertainment. I suppose this is becoming a confession. All of these things can become my god. But you are THE God.

I earnestly seek you

So I will endeavor to seek you. I will stop and worship you. I will seek your counsel. I will submit myself to your authority. I will remember you in the midst of my day. I so often just push on in my own power. I’m so sorry. I will earnestly seek you.

I thirst for you

Of course, the thing that gives me hope is that when I am foolish enough to seek other gods and look to my own wisdom, I find that I thirst for you. I need you. I have grown close enough to you that I definitely notice when I’m not with you. When I am far from you. Thank you for being so much…just so much you that I find myself longing for you when my restless heart wanders.

My whole being longs for you

Father, I need you. I need you as I put together next year’s budget today. I need you as I figure out how to love our patients, donors, and volunteers at work. I need you as I do things to make our staff feel appreciated and supported. I need you as I husband my wife, love my children, and care about extended family and friends. I need oneness with you as I go throughout this day. Thank you for being right there–for being near–when I reach out to you.

In Jesus’s name I pray,

Amen