We need Jesus

Last weekend and this week have been packed full of activity. Today we are leaving to go to my dads. The girls have been begging to go for weeks now, anticipating this trip. Of course, they still have not grasped the concept of time and Selah repeatedly has asked, "how come we are not going to Pop-pops now??? She was delighted to find out this morning the day has finally arrived. My sister and her kids will also be coming down and we'll be joined by Dave and Mark on Friday evening. My cousin Mike, his wife and 1 year-old son will also be there, so it will be a full house.

There have been many things on my heart these past few days...many requests that I have been lifting up to our Lord. I read the following quote by Spurgeon yesterday and it has helped to direct my prayers as I have sought to seek the Lord on a number of areas in our lives:

When You Pray. Luke 11:2

"When you pray, try to fully understand your trouble. It is a good idea to write it down and then come to the Lord. There is frequently too much indistinctness in our prayers. We really do not know what we are aiming at, and consequently we miss the mark. We have no clear idea what it is that we are seeking from the Lord. Therefore we do not get it.

If we really know our grief, our pain, our sin, and the plague of our hearts, we can go before the Lord and say, 'This is my trouble. Lord, I confess it to You with a broken heart and a contrite spirit.' Then it will not be long until the Lord in mercy will give us peace.

Dear troubled friend, there is no relief like prayer. If you are in despair, let me gently tell you that there is One who is ready to give you a full hearing, whatever your trouble. The Lord Jesus Christ already knows all your trouble. I do not know about it, I cannot tell all that you need. But I do know that all you want between here and heaven is stored up in Christ Jesus.

You need Jesus. And if you get Jesus, you never will have a want that is outside of Christ. You will never have a need that is not within the matchless circle of His unspeakable all-sufficiency.

Take Christ to your heart, and your fortune is made! When the Lord Jesus Christ is yours, you will have all that you need for time and eternity. May the Lord bless you for Jesus' sake." - Spurgeon