Empty Me
I had a hard week last week spiritually. I know that my circumstances should not affect my hunger for God and His Word, but in the craziness, and emotional weight of last week, I just let that slip. I did not pursue God as much as I needed to and wanted to, thus my hunger was surpressed. This week I have been actively trying to change that with the Holy Spirit's help. The scripture reading plan that I have been doing has us going through Hebrews together. Yesterday I read Hebrews 10 and today 11. Both were convicting and exhorting. I had read both before, but in the aftermath of last week, I was reminded of two things:

Hebrews 10:22-24
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

We believers NEED each other to 'provoke' each other 'unto love and to good works'. That way when we get discouraged and we fall there are people there that are willing to encourage and even carry us. I am thankful that I have believers/friends in my life that are that kind of an encouragement to me. Those that encourage me with their words and their actions. That care for me, but also for my soul.

Hebrews 11:13-16
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

That even when I am discouraged, I need to press into God with more vigor than before, and cry out to the Holy Spirit for help. The faithful in Chapter 11 'died in faith, not having received the promises', but they still held tightly to God b/c 'they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly.'

I borrowed the new Jeremy Camp worship Cd from the Hoppers last night. I listened to it all the way home and then to school this morning. This song was refreshing to me, and a prayer that I needed to pray.


Empty Me
Jeremy Camp
Holy fire burn away
My desire for anything
That is not of you and is of me
I want more of you
And less of me

Empty me, empty me, fill me
With you, with you