The Longing for More
The Longing For More
Do you long to know yourself more?
Do you long to know yourself more?
So often it seems we opt for the safe life. One we can control. Appear successful in. Convince others we belong. But things don’t always work out the way we plan. We can feel less than, left out, or wounded. If this happens, we can also experience something else — the longing for something more.
All of us long for things in our lives whether we are brave enough to admit them out loud or not. Think about it for yourself. What’s one thing that immediately comes to mind?
Can you imagine being a part of healing and restoration in your relationships? As I was thinking about this recently, I was struck by a picture God gives us of true relational healing and unity at a wedding celebration.
“Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder: ‘Praise the Lord! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself. She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear’” (Revelation 19:6-8).
In this vision, we are the bride and Jesus is the groom. Here, God shows us what our hearts long for — healed, unified, intimate relationship with God, in marriage faithfulness. This experience doesn’t have any brokenness, woundedness, or pain associated with it. Do you think that part of the reason we are stirred at weddings (whether we’re aware of it or not) comes from this picture of redemption, healing, and reconciliation between two people?
Could it be this picture of faithfulness also stirs a desire to risk in order to know ourselves more?
One thing is sure, we know God loves weddings. As you may know, Jesus’ first miracle is at a wedding. It seems He sees something redemptive, even transforming for us in them. Think about talking with God about this idea of stepping out and taking a risk to know yourself more. Get ready to hear Him speak to you, perhaps revealing something that will be both a risk and transforming for you.
Then, dare to respond.
