What Are You Longing For?

At some point in our lives we are longing for something. In fact it probably starts when we are young. I believe that we are not getting what we want when we are young. This is especially true when you are living in a dysfunctional family. Even in a family where love is shown and demonstrated on a daily basis longing is still part of the equation. As human beings this is part of our makeup.

We may not realize it however God wants us to long for him. He wants us to have a relationship with him. Also he gives us these gifts and talents for a purpose. They are what we long for as well. It take us a long time before we realize this if we ever do at all. A relationship is what we truly long for and many of us make the wrong mistakes by getting into relationships that turn out to be wrong. In fact many get into the same type of relationship over and over again. At some point we think that we will get it right even though in the back of our minds we know it is wrong.

So what must we do to receive the longing we desire? First we must go to God to receive the longing we must want and then ask him to bring the right person into our life. That person is not to be a substitute for God but to enhance and encourage us in our relationship with God.

We must pray to God that he forgives us for the mistakes we have made and to help us to receive all the longing we want. In the end it is he that we long for. Amen!