A Perfect Fit

It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear. Isaiah 65:24 (New American Standard Bible)

I cannot tell you the number of times I have asked God a question or brought a problem to Him and He would give me the answer within the written words of His children. Sometimes these words were written many years ago and at other times they were recently penned. My point is that long before I asked He was already nudging someone to write out the very thing I needed to hear. This morning has been no different. As I read a devotional book entitled Jesus Calling I was struck by the exact nature of the words being the very thing I had talked with God about yesterday.

Yesterday was a day when my own weaknesses and searching surfaced. Frustration grew as I knew I still had tendencies to try and get needs met through relationships. There came a point when I wanted God to fix me in such a way that the needs would not be apparent to me and therefore I would not seek the meeting of those needs through others. I not only saw my “sources” as a problem, I saw the actual needs as a problem. Little did I realize that God intended to clear up my thinking in regards to this ongoing issue. What I was missing yesterday was shown to me in a precious way through the words of Sarah Young who wrote them four years ago! I share them with you now. Keep in mind that she writes as if Jesus is doing the talking.

Your needs and My riches are a perfect fit. I never meant for you to be self-sufficient. Instead, I designed you to need Me not only for daily bread but also for fulfillment of deep yearnings. I carefully crafted your longings and feelings of incompleteness, to point you to Me. Therefore, do not try to bury or deny these feelings. Beware also of trying to pacify these longings with lesser gods: people, possessions, power.

Come to Me in all your neediness, with defenses down and with desire to be blessed. As you spend time in My Presence, your deepest longings are fulfilled. Rejoice in your neediness, which enables you to find intimate completion in Me.

I am reminded once again of how lovingly and graciously God works to prepare answers for me long before I ask, so that when I ask I have no trouble hearing the answer. For years, I missed this aspect of Him and now I delight in it time and time again.

Father, my journey is filled with moments of Your perfect timing. I find pleasure in the times when my questions and Your answers come together with such unity and completion. Amen.

Will Lift My Eyes - Bebo Norman
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