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Topic: Hunger (11/08/04)
TITLE: The Desert By Karri Compton 11/11/04 |
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Every part of me is parched. I find no water here to quench the unrelenting emptiness inside. The growling within me has grown louder, a taunting cacophony I cannot silence. I am bone weary, seeking for what cannot be found.
How have I arrived in such a place? Where are the grassy, green meadows I once danced through? And those cool, clear rivulets flowing down mossy boulders to glassy pools? In my heart I know the answer to these gnawing questions.
I am here because I have chosen it. In my stubbornness, I would not be led where You wanted me to go. The path was too steep, the way unclear. My heart had forgotten Your words so precious: “I will never leave you, nor forsake you.” Your faithfulness was not enough for me to trust You again. And so I set out on my own. Thinking I could make it alone, I ignored Your tender voice.
You gave me what I asked for. Control of my life, if only for a season. And where has it gotten me? The desert. A wandering wilderness from which only You can rescue me. My selfishness has ripened into despair. Now I would give anything to return to You. I know the height from which I have fallen. No matter where the journey leads, I choose it, just to revel in Your presence again. I’m at the end of myself. And that is right where You want me.
Oh Lord, create a hunger
this world can’t satisfy.
Take me from this wasteland
to Your streams that won’t run dry.
Help me feast upon Your Word,
desiring Your will;
knowing that your love alone
my empty life can fill.
Never stop reminding me
to always put You first.
Continue working in my heart
so as the deer I’ll thirst
only for Your presence
fully dwelling within me.
May I overflow with You;
You are my victory.
Karri Compton
11-11-04