I will wait....

I will wait for You, Lord.

I want You to be the One
to touch the deep, deep place
in me that longs to be satisfied.

Only You can satisfy this ache.
Anything, or anyone else,
I believed could satisfy it
is an empty counterfeit.

I look to You, Lord.
Satisfy and be the answer
to the deep desires of my very being.

I will wait....


Copyright 2011, Julie Engler Miles.

Desire run amok...

Lord, make my desire for You
first and foremost in my heart,
so there is nothing
I desire more than You.

When I feel the deep ache within me,
I confess that I cannot say,
like the psalmist,
that my longing is for You.*

My desires have run amok;
the very desires You set within me!
You would never give us longings
that pull us away from You.
They are meant to draw us to You.
We are the ones who exchange You
for “lesser gods” we think will satisfy.

Heal my desires, Lord.
Don't take them away,
and I refuse to bury them any longer.
I just need You to redirect them, reorder them,
and heal the parts of me that need healing.

Remove from my affections
anything and everything
that takes the place You
are meant to have in my life.

Increase my desire for You, O Lord,
and let this ache be for You!

Only You satisfy our deepest longings.


 * As the deer pants and longs for streams of water,
   so my soul pants for you, O God. (Psalm 42:1)