When I Seek His Face

*Seek my face...MORE and MORE

My seeking the Lord increases minute by minute. As I meet my Lord, face to face, my heart craves more of Him. As I go about my day, and “life” creeps in, it is a reminder that this world is not my home, and I desire more of the face of my Lord. His face...crowds out all that is seen...all that I feel. His face shines upon whatever I am facing...when I seek His face.

"When I seek His face, He lightens up my life,

In the midst of whatever I am experiencing, especially when it’s strife.

He tells me that He’s always with me, that I am never all alone

I just have to ask Him to join me, and make His Face my home."

*To think that I am only just beginning my journey of intimacy with Jesus.

Wow...at times I feel so close to Him and want to shout for joy. Other times, when I allow the world to clutter my being, I can’t even see Him anywhere. But to know that this is just the beginning...that every second I have an opportunity to meet my Savior at a deeper level is incomprehensible. He just waits for me, to come to Him so He can meet me at a deeper level. He wants to be intimate with me. It is a choice. He waits...and waits...and waits....for me. The funny thing is that at times I feel that I the one doing all the waiting for Him. He hasn’t gone anywhere...it is me that has moved.

My Jesus...so full of grace...just waiting with open arms to do my life with me. All that He asks is for me to “Seek His Face”...that’s it. When I seek Him, He will be found...which in turn means that I am found. I will be in His perfect will for me...to be in His Presence. Perfect Fellowship with the Perfect One.

*At times it doesn’t feel like an easy road, but it is the perfect road for me.

I am to see it as a treasure hunt...with the Treasure being Jesus. So I seek His face...in all things...and I will find the treasure.

Jesus is even gracious in the hardships for which I face. He does not give me more than I can bear. He gives me just enough. Wow does He trust me with at times, when the burden is so heavy. Burdens are supposed to feel heavy to remind me that I have Someone who wants to carry them for me. If I didn’t have any hardship would I seek out the Burden-Carrier?

When I believe that what I encounter is not too much for me, I will experience the peace which the Lord has for me.

So easily said, yet so hard to do at times.....when I stop seeking the Treasure in all things.

*Do not recoil (suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror or disgust )from afflictions

How often my first response is to “recoil”...to go backwards because of fear or disgust...instead of going forward and seeking the Lord’s face. It is all about choice....choice to choose to Seek my Lord or to seek the pain from my circumstances.

Thank you Lord for wanting me to Seek You. Thank you Lord for being with me in all things. Thank you Lord for your patience, in my impatience. Thank you Lord...for being my Lord.

So I will praise your name because....

“Surely God is my salvation;I will trust and not be afraid. 
The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense^; he has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2