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Your heart has been trying to tell you something, and it's probably not on the to-do list. A reflection on Psalm 27:7-14.
Psalm 27:7-14
Phrases that spoke to me today:
• "Come," says my heart, "seek his face"
• do not hide your face from me
• wait for the LORD, take courage
Applying the Word to My Life:
As a husband and father, it's easy for me to get locked into providing for my family. I want to make sure everyone has what they need and that the life we've built is secure. As things get more expensive, that pressure can become even stronger, and I can start measuring how well I'm loving my family by how well I'm providing for them.
Stacey is good at reminding me that, while all of that matters, she and the boys don't just want what my work can provide. They want me. My time. My attention. My presence. She calls me back from providing for the relationship to actually being in the relationship.
David's heart does something similar today: "Come," says my heart, "seek his face." There's something deeper underneath all the good things we do.
Just as the people I love want more than what I can provide, God wants more than what I can do for Him. He wants me.
That's where the interior life begins. It's the part of our life with God that no one else can really see: the place where we learn to turn toward Him, listen for Him, speak honestly to Him, and simply remain with Him. Prayer, service, charity, and everything else we do in faith matter, but they're meant to grow out of that relationship rather than replace it.
To "seek his face" is to want more than help from God. It's to want God Himself.
David says he believes he'll see the Lord's goodness in this life. He's learning to look for God not only at the end of the journey, but in the life he's already living. That takes attention, and it takes patience. Maybe that's why David ends by telling us to wait for the Lord and take courage.
There's courage in stopping. There's courage in becoming quiet enough to notice what our hearts have been trying to tell us beneath all the work, responsibility, and noise.
Come. Seek His face.
My Response for Today:
Today I'll spend a few quiet minutes seeking God Himself, not just what I need from Him.