You know what I’m talking about. The awful, painful ache. Wanting more of Him, yet stuck in the place of not getting quite enough of Him. Ravenously hungry. Desperately thirsty. Lovesick.

This is very real – the longing to feel God, and the ache of not feeling God. It really does feel desperate. We wander around saying things like “I just don’t feel right…” Nothing satisfies. We jump around trying to wiggle out of this desperation. Maybe a different position, a different schedule, a different church, a different ministry, different conference…the list goes on and on. “I’m missing something,” we think. “It isn’t supposed to feel like this.”

Except it is. It is supposed to feel like this. The ache of lovesickness is a gift from God. It is designed to press us deeper into His heart. To ask for more. To become even more painfully aware that nothing else will satisfy us. Lovesick hunger is a treasure from God’s heart to yours.

This is where I find myself today. Desperately lovesick. Aching for more of Him and not sure when He will come and satisfy my soul. But of this I am sure: I would rather feel the ache than not feel it. I would rather live lovesick than numb my heart and live at a distance. I am very thankful for this tender gift today, and so this is my prayer over my heart:

“Sustain me with cakes of raisins, refresh me with apples, for I am lovesick”

Song of Songs 2:5

Press in with me, friends. Lets ask Him to make us even more lovesick, and get comfortable in the ache!

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