The Lord holds a monopoly on fulfillment and joy within us. Nothing else can touch the sacred place he carved for himself within us.
As he created, formed and carved us into being, he created a place, metaphorically, where only he can fill us, fulfill us, and bring us joy. No other thing, person, circumstance, or event can fill that place he created for himself.
Any unhappiness we perceive can in fact be the natural, expected failure of things that aren’t supposed to fulfill us, NOT fulfilling us.
Lord, I pray for self-sacrificial surrender, not surrender when it’s convenient or easy. I pray for your strength when I’m weak, not perceived strength on top of my own strength. I pray for your grace to remain, especially when I’m stubborn. Lord, help me remove junk in the places I’ve barricaded from your touch. I pray for your revealing light onto the doors I’ve locked tight. Amen.
