Lord, you love me more than I love myself. When I berate myself and get sucked into believing lies that I am not worthy and that there is something intrinsically wrong with me, you reach out and draw me into your embrace.
You find me at the foot of the cross and if it's one thing I know too deeply about myself, it is that I am time and time again unsatisfied and uncomfortable in the restlessness. So I draw near and Christ in his mercy allows me to rest awhile.
I find John Piper's words to be a startling revelation of what it means to follow Christ and walk with Him. Piper says, "when you become a Christian - a disciple of Jesus - you do not become his helper. He becomes your helper. You do not become his benefactor. He becomes your benefactor. You do not become his servant. He becomes your servant. Jesus does not need your help; he commands your obedience and offers his help."
Don't get confused - Piper's intention behind his words isn't a nod to living for yourself and manipulating Christ for your own needs. Rather, I think what Piper is getting at is this: when you die to yourself and surrender all that you are to the Lord, he shows up in ways that you can't even imagine. He blesses you with his presence and with a love that is so profound that it fills the aching, restless, tired heart. You begin to realize that nothing on this earth can satisfy or heal you like the love of Christ.
So once again, I draw near. And I pray that the Lord would continue to complete what he has set out to accomplish.
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