Our journey begins with longing. And before longing is the the longing to long. It is the yearning to desire Him. We find in our hearts an awakening that beckons longing and paves the way for desire. It begins with the Lord Himself placing His divine drawing upon the heart of the one who loves Him. We find ourselves desiring to desire Him and pained by the present shallowness of our hearts. He awakens us to the great obsession of Himself, and we find this new ache within our hearts: our lack of love and absence of tenderness. We begin to hunger for the capacity to hunger. We begin to thirst for the ability to thirst. The longing to long is the escort into longing itself. It is the God-ordained gateway into the true gift of God to crave Him with all of our beings. -Dana Candler
God show us the reality of our hearts. Let us not be disillusioned as to our standing before you. Let the reality of our barrenness be evident so that the true longing for you can be cultivated. Reveal to us our great need for you. In the light of this revelation bring our hearts into understanding your true desire for us. It is in understanding your desire that we can begin the journey of longing for you. Let us understand with clarity the reality of your prayer in John 17:24. "Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world." God show us what kind of fiery desire you have for us that you would pray in your last prayer before the cross that you wanted us to be with you where you are. What kind of passion is this that motivated you to go to the cross for us? What kind of love is this that settled the issue of the cross in your heart? Give us revelation of this love and longing you have for us so that we can comprehend the height, width, depth, and length of your love for us who believe.
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Amen. That's so where I am right now. The hard part is not becoming stagnant in that place - not settling with the longing just to long, but actually pressing in for the fullness of Him. And then not becoming stagnant in that place either - but always going deeper ...
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