Do you have that longing, you know the one that has you longing for something more, something special!
And yet, you’re not quite sure what that something special is!
Oh you’ve had goals & objectives over the years but when you’ve reached them, they didn’t quite fulfill that yearning.
And you find that longing, that yearning, that desire is still there for something more, something, someone special.
This is our topic for reflection today dear friend. Let’s grab our cuppa’s & get comfy.
The longing that won’t quit
For me the longing started in childhood around 6-7 years of age.
It was a longing deep within my soul, a desire to know more of the One that adults called God.
You see, I was raised in a denomination that perpetrated a lot of mystery around God & His Son.
As a child I did what I was told to meet the spiritual rites of passage.
In what I was assured were the steps towards knowing & getting closer to God.
But as a teen I started questioning those steps & traditions.
For what I was observing wasn’t aligning with God’s Word (the Bible) that I had been reading.
I read that Jesus wasn’t full of mystery, He was always open in who He was, why He had come, what He had to do & did.
Inviting all of us to know God the Father through Him!
Trying to fulfill the longing in other things & places
However, as a teen through those challenging years of adolescence I looked to fulfill that longing in other places & things.
Chasing what seemed to be interesting along the way that took my attention & focus!
But alas when I reached those places & obtained those things, they didn’t fulfill the yearning.
The longing replaced with a lasting fulfilment
Finally I came into a personal relationship with God when I was a young Mama.
Through that personal faith in Jesus that deep longing from childhood was finally fulfilled. Shared Here
No longer was I seeking that something, someone special for I was finally living in that special relationship with Him.
A new desire now burned in my heart, one that was vastly different to the last.
A deep desire was being fulfilled every day in growing my relationship with the Special One, my Heavenly Father.
For I’ve found over the last four decades that there is always another layer to explore in my relationship with Him.
It has been & continues to be an amazing journey of discovery.
For;
‘God has made everything beautiful and appropriate in its time.
He has also planted eternity [a sense of divine purpose] in the human heart
[a mysterious longing which nothing under the sun can satisfy, except God Himself]…’
Ecclesiastes 3: 11
What about you my friend, are you trying to fulfill that deep longing for something, someone special in places & things that never quite fulfill?
Or maybe you started the journey of spiritual discovery & got distracted by those ‘interesting’ little squirrels.
Did you know… you can always come to Him, whether you previously started the journey or not, for He is that something special & is always available, it only takes a moment in prayer.
Until next time my friend,
Jennifer
You’re most welcome to join me in The Reading Nook
Or
in Prayer
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A very powerful message, Jesus and Lord and Savior, the one and all.
Thanks for sharing at SeniorSalonPitStop
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Thank you Esme, it’s a pleasure to share with you all 😊
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So much truth!! I’m so glad He fills our longings!
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So am I new friend!
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I’m longing for the golden hope
that somewhere there might be some way
that I can somehow learn to cope,
that I might keep myself in play
beyond the tumours and fatigue,
beyond the out-of-body trips,
but I am far beyond my league,
in a place where handhold slips
above abyss too deep to measure,
above the pit too dark to span,
in whose depths may lie great treasure
un-knowable by mortal man,
and which discovery may show
only by act of letting go.
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Thank you for sharing your beautiful poem through your difficult experience Andrew.
You may find my experience of what great treasures are ahead comforting;
https://teawithjennifer.blog/excerpt/
Bless you 😊
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Jennifer, did you know you were talking directly to me today? Boy, was that me growing up. While I grew up in a loving Christian family, I still longed for more. It wasn’t until adulthood that my longing was fulfilled by Jesus. I’ve found great comfort within your message today.
Visiting today from IMM #5&29
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Awww, thank you Paula, I’m so glad you found comfort in the message here today 😊 thank you for joining me in a cuppa & reflection ❤️
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You’re so right. We each do long for something n many folks don’t know what it is…n many more don’t realize that only Jesus can fill that longing. Thx Jennifer!
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You’re most welcome Jansaun! Yes only Jesus can fill that void ☺️
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Reading your post made me recall Saint Augustine’s words “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.”
#InspireMeMonday – #21
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Love the quote Corrine, thank you for sharing that with us & it was lovely having you join me in a cuppa ☺️
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Jennifer, thank you for sharing your spiritual journey. I love that God begins to whisper deep into our hearts even as children. He loves us so …
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That He does Linda 🥰
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Just when we think we’re getting somewhere, God puts a detour in our path. What an adventure it is to follow Jesus.
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That it is Barb! An exciting one at that! Lovely having you join me today 🤗
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Lovely, Jennifer, such beauty to think of our relationship with Christ as fulfilling, exploring the “layers” of intimacy with each passing day.
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Thank you Donna! I often say when asked, what my relationship with my heavenly Father through Christ means to me & my reply is, “life itself!”
Lovely having you drop by today ☺️
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Only Jesus can satisfy my soul. Only He can fill a heart and give purpose to life. Thank you, Jennifer. Wishing you a lovely weekend.
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I agree Pam! How wonderful is He! You have a great weekend too sweet friend ❤️
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