Thought for today - 03/06/2014

YES 
"Even an atheistic heart like mine couldn't run from this truth. When God made me, He left His mark deep inside. His fingerprints covered my soul no wonder His truth resonated within me. I simply couldn't deny it. There was just one word I knew must be uttered in response to the God of the universe, pausing in this moment just for me. 'Yes.' 

Wrapped in that yes was the acknowledgment that God did exist, that He loved me, and that I wanted Him -- not a religion -- in my life in a way I'd never had before. I wanted so much more with God. It would take me many years to completely define and understand everything that yes meant. But the initial yes was a step toward God. A step out of the darkness that blinded me. A step toward the light of truth. A step toward my true identity that wouldn't shift or fall apart under life's strains. A step toward becoming 'Lysa, a fulfilled child of the one true God.' 

Interestingly enough, the rest of that verse shook my soul to attention: 'Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart' (Jeremiah 29:12-13). The words 'I will listen to you' and 'you will find me' made God seem so personal, so touchable, so interested in a relationship with me. Me? The child of a father who didn't want me or love me is loved and wanted by the mightiest of kings, the Lord of all lords, the God of the universe, my heavenly Father!" 
- Lysa Terkeurst, Becoming More