Give me Jesus

"Give me Jesus; give me Jesus.  You can have all this world, but give me Jesus."  Fernando Ortega

A simple song with a profound message is ringing in my heart this morning.  I strive to attain not fame and fortune, but love and affirmation.  I'm not much of a material girl, but I do have a tendency to look to people instead of looking to Jesus.  The scientist in me wants to see, hear, and feel affirmations.  When people give affirmation, it is tangible, but not lasting.  Don't get me wrong...I fully believe that God created us to be relational beings!  He made us to be in relationship with Him, but He also made us to be in relationship with others.  We are told over and over in Paul's letters in the Bible that we are made to encourage each other.  However, I have realized that I need to go to Jesus to fill me up and stay filled up!

Everything that Jesus gives to me is lasting, abundant, overflowing, and able to be shared with others.  If I am giving out of myself or out of what has been given to me by other people, I am going to run out quickly.  Before I know it, I am going to be empty...nothing left to give to anyone!  I can't give what I don't have!  God made me with the love languages of words of affirmation and quality time...I'm a relationship person in every cell of my body.  He made me to need those things from people who are close to my heart, but He also made me to desire words of affirmation and quality time with Him.  That's the cry of my heart today, and I pray that it will be everyday, GIVE ME JESUS!