Satisfy me Lord.

Hello friends! I apologize for the late post today. Today was my last day of finals and I then needed sleep. As I sat down to write I put on pandora like I always do when I write and this song by Tenth Ave North came on called "Satisfy" and as I was listening to it the following just really stuck out to me:    When the day is closing in
Like the stars in the night I am falling
Into the pull of the earth and it's affection
In me, oh lord, can you create
A pure heart cuz I'm afraid
That I just might run back to the things I hate

Satisfy me Lord, oh oh

Satisfy me Lord, oh oh
Yeah, I'm begging You, to help me see
You're all I want, You're all I need
Oh, satisfy me Lord
You're beautiful, You're beautiful
You're more than all this world can give 

I just found it to be so beautiful and so appropriate and it's something that I pray for all the time. God can be everything we need but it's his strength that helps us know that. I've been praying for God to show up in an overwhelming way, and I'm praying that He do that in the lives of those around me that don't know Him. That He show them that nothing in this world will satisfy them, nothing will give them joy. I want you to know--incase you don't-- that He is the only constant. The world will pass, your life will pass, the days will pass, the moment, but He remains the same. He is ever present and all knowing and knowing that is INCREDIBLE! How freeing that is to know that He has it covered? That He can fullfill all our needs? What's more exciting is He gives us more than just what we need, He gives us things we want-- like great friends, places to live, food to eat, and opportunities to serve Him. 
If you do believe that-- and you are someone who has been "forgiven much" then you are incredibly thankful. I pray that even if you have been given little that you see His grace and mercy in your life that He might renew you. That He might satisfy you.
I think it is easy to try and look for things to satisfy us but they always disappoint. I see this most in people who look for someone to "complete" them. You are not half a person even if you feel like that sometimes and thus people should not be completely you-- thats called codependence-- but rather be wonderful additions to your life. You should be looking to Him and not someone else to comfort you, to be your strength, to meet your needs. When you can see it that way its easier to have grace for the people in your life. It's easier to just appreciate the sweet things they do instead of expecting them to be more than they can ever be. It's Christ alone who can make you whole. No person, pet, or thing can do that for you because people disappoint you even when unintentional, pets die and things lose their newness and novelty but the Father can renew his mercies each morning. 
What it comes down to is He is faithful a quality lacking in society. He keeps His word always. He doesn't change in his steadfast love.  It's something that we can't find anywhere else which is why it is so great. So how do we get this satisfaction? We pray for it. We pray He closes our minds and hearts to anything that isn't of Him. We read the word as father comes from hearing the word of God. We pursue a life of thankfulness because if you draw near to Him HE WILL draw near to you. You need only to ask Him. Ask Him to show up in a real way for you that is undeniable. Ask Him to be your All in All. Ask Him to be your bridegroom. Ask Him to simply COME.    So as I continue to pray for Him to show up I pray that that continue to satisfy me. That I might continue to find Him beautiful. That I might remember that He is more than anything in the world offers. That I might remember He is all I need and be thankful that He gives me so much more. Ask that His spirit give you a pure heart so that you can see him as Matthew 5:8 says "Blessed are the pure of heart for they will see God." To be pure of heart is to purely and wholeheartedly run after the things that bring Him glory. That bringing Him glory be your sole focus. May run after Him and may we see Him. I pray that His presence be so strong in me that other people see it. That my love for Him might bring Him glory and that His presence in me might bring other people to Him to further glorify Him.  I pray that He alone would satisfy me.