I took a 2,000 mile road trip to Kansas City in December 2009.
I was going on a pilgrimage to encounter the Lord: To IHOP.
No, not this IHOP (found right next to Krispie Kreme's in Kansas City, MO)
I wrote the following while attending IHOP's (International House of Prayer) conference, One Thing. I did not come away with many answers. I can't say that I 'encountered' God. But I did realize it's essential I know what I want - So I wrote those desires down.
Word for word from my journal.
What I Want
To experience God. Feel, touch, receive, hear.
God to manifest & dwell in me, to be my constant companion.
To know my purpose
Joy - to replace my mourning
Clarity of mind- Spiritual discernment, emotions, relationships, capacity to correctly feel & recognize love
To continue to seek You. To desire to seek you. To be purposed. Focused. Passionate.
Physical restoration - freedom from pain.
To understand, believe, & know both the Bible and Christ
To be satiated.
To understand how to trust the Lord, and to do it.
To be a woman of wisdom.
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Don't pass me by. Open my heart. Open my eyes. Reveal yourself to me.
I want truth. I want reality. I don't want to fake it.
Many of your desires sounds like heaven. The rest are what makes life interesting.
ReplyDeleteWell said...
ReplyDeleteBut I can still want them, right?
;)r