Where to start...

I have sooooo much that I could write about that I don't even know where to begin. Since I don't have my notes from this weekend in front of me, I'm going to once again push this off until tomorrow. So, I might as well just reflect on the other things God has been showing me. Although, it all seems to be connected....SURPRISE, isn't that how God works?!?!

As I was spending time with God yesterday, I was drawn to Psalm 27. Giving a preview, here's where parts of it connects to a post that has yet to come, which I'm uber excited to write about:

• Psalm 27:4 is the verse that the Onething conference goes by.
• Crazy Love by Francis Chan really applies what David is talking about in the chapter.
• As I continue to search God, I find this chapter to align with the cry of my heart: to seek after God.

Although the entire chapter is SUPER great, the following is what I found to be the most relevant to what I've been seeking God for:

• 4: One thing I have desired of the LORD,
           That will I seek:
           That I may dwell in the house of the LORD
           All the days of my life,
           To behold the beauty of the LORD,
           And to inquire in His temple.
• 7: Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice!
           Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
• 8: When You said, “Seek My face,”
           My heart said to You, “Your face, LORD, I will seek.”
• 14: Wait on the LORD;
           Be of good courage,
           And He shall strengthen your heart;
           Wait, I say, on the LORD!

I've been really seeking God about situations in my life. Sometimes I can become frustrated because I'm not always sure if God answers (or maybe He just doesn't always give me the answer I wanted). As stated earlier, sometimes I have a heard time differentiating between my inner voice and God's voice, and I can become particularly irritated by it. I'm very thankful for the Godly men and women that have been placed into my life to help me discern my voice versus God's.

However, I wonder if I need to focus on seeking God at a deeper level. Maybe he has given me an answer, but I just don't seek Him wholeheartedly to hear it (or subconsciously I'm too afraid to hear what He might have to say). I particularly love verses 8 and 14 of Psalm 27. I find it extremely rejuvenating to the point where it gives me such peace. I WANT to seek the Lord's face. I WANT to have the patience to not only wait on Him but humbly take what He has to say. This, once again, relates back to the concept of trusting God.

As I've been reflecting on this, I was drawn to the following verse that I've been meditating on all day:

"Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." (Proverb 3:5-6)