Psalm 106:13-18

Psalm 106:13-18
English Standard Version (ESV)

  Remember the phrase, 'be careful what you wish for'?
  Sometimes, we get exactly what we want.
  And then realize that we probably shouldn't have been wanting that!
  The human heart is a complicated thing.  We fall in love with the forbidden.  We seek out empty pleasures.  Our loyalty strays.  We convince ourselves that things are good for us, even when they may not be, and often we know it and long for it anyway.  We ignore the dark side of the things we desire.  We fool ourselves.
  We are often deceived.  Our hearts are restless, Augustine writes, until they find their rest in God.  We often try and have them rest on anything else, but they wander and long for their true purpose, and until we find a way to set aside all the lies that separate us from God, our hearts will continue to yearn for true relationship with the one who created them.
  So may we endeavor, every day, to set our hearts on God and keep ourselves focused on him.  In so doing, we direct our hearts to love and serve God.

May we love God more today