"As the deer pants for streams of water, so I long for you, O God.
I thirst for the living God." Psalm 42:1,2

I LONG FOR YOU

I remember when my youngest son was very small. As soon as his little lips could form the word, he began asking for a "coverall." Back then, we lived on a farm, and Nate wanted more than anything to be outdoors with his father. Wearing a coverall was a necessity when feeding the animals and cleaning the barn. My tiny son adored his father and wanted to be just like him. He wanted to do everything he did, and go everywhere he went!

I remember watching at the window as my little boy struggled to keep up. He would stumble and fall, but he would get right up again! He copied his father time after time, until finally he could feed the pigs too. He asked questions continually as they drove around in the truck. Soon he knew things that I didn't-how many miles it was to the little town nearby. What machinery parts were called. Where to buy feed. Father and son built a close relationship, and Nate adopted many of his father's ways.

That is exactly the kind of devotion God, our heavenly Father wants us to have for Him! He wants us to desire to be with Him all the time. He wants to share a close relationship with us. He wants us to try and try until we become like He is. There are untold mysteries to learn while sitting at His feet. And when we stumble, He will always pick us up!

"Thou wilt show me the path of life;
in thy presence is fulness of joy;
at thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore." Psalm 16:11