The orange hue outside my door/window seems a lot brighter tonight. Probably because it's so cloudy outside, and the light rays have no where to run. Or hide. I've been sitting in the dark for a while (well, minus my computer) because everyone in my house went to bed early tonight. It was a long, but very great day. Physical therapy went well, I hung out at Starbucks for a few hours, and read for the rest of the evening with Bowgirl. Super-fun. I'm super-tired.
Anyway, as I lay here tonight, snuggled into my sweet-smelling covers, the song, "Hungry" just jumped into my little head. It is a song that I learned when I first became a Christian, and it's one I haven't heard in a while. By Kathryn Scott, apparently. I bet she goes by Kathy. Thanks, Kathy! Here are the lyrics:
Hungry I come to You
For I know You satisfy
I am empty but I know
Your love does not run dry
So I wait for You
So I wait for You
I'm falling on my knees
Offering all of me
Jesus You're all
This heart is living for
Broken I run to You
For Your arms are open wide
I am weary but I know Your touch
Restores my life
So I wait for You
So I wait for You
I’m falling on my knees
Offering all of me
Jesus You’re all
This heart is living for
I'm so glad that this song came into my head tonight. I needed to hear it, and I need to sing it. And. I need to practice it. I am so hungry for Jesus, all the time. I find that it's getting easier and easier to fill that hunger with other things that look so tasty, but they never truly satisfy me. Only Jesus can do that. With one gentle touch, one kiss of life on the lips of my heart.
Falling is not always a bad thing, you know. Falling on the knees is something that I think should be regularly practiced in our lives. Humility and surrender lead to freedom and restoration. This is the song that I will fall asleep to tonight, praying that I am able to practice it in my life. Even if the distance from my knees to the floor seems miles and miles away.
