Strong Tower

                The name of the Lord is a strong tower;  the righteous run to it and are safe.

                                                                                                                              Proverbs 18:10

     Have you run to the Lord lately?  Calling His name and seeking; longing to be in His presence?  Last night I ran to Him with a deep loneliness lodged in my heart.  I pleaded with Him to take it away and I didn't know why I felt that way.  

      This morning I woke up with the name of the Lord on my lips.  The sun was shining; golden rays spilled into my room.  I still questioned my loneliness.  

       During my Bible study,  my question was answered.  I'm reading the book ' The Power of a Praying Woman' by Stormie Omartian.  In chapter one she listed off five ways to tell if your walk with God is shallow.  To my surprise I was all five. I was filled with sorrow.  But suddenly that sorrow was turned to understanding.  That's why I have had that loneliness (I had it for years but it hit me again last night after a long time).  I was not letting God fill that God-sized hole in my heart.  I never truly ran to my Mighty Tower.  

       God showed me that I do not have to be perfect to have a relationship with Him.  He did everything,  He's done everything!  Now, all He wants from me is my trust and faith in Him, to be comfortable in how He has made me and to surrender fully to Him.