I hunger and thirst inside, panting, craving, lusting for something. For what? For connection.
I want to feel a depth of connection that is felt immediately by others. So that my life becomes a water source, not for natural water, but for spiritual.
I want all my insights, revelations, writings, songs, and activities to manifest over and over in various ways, words, and expressions of how God is transforming my mind. I want others to understand that the depth of water that is being glimpsed here must surely be evidence of a deeper connecting stream because my well is far too shallow to afford the pureness of this water!
Just as I once desired a song that wasn't just a song, but touched people's lives and tapped into the vein of the Spirit. I didn't want to just be a singer, I desired to become a channel through which God was able to reach out to his people! Selah!
In Ecclesiastes - the preacher sought out acceptable words. Of all the words Solomon, the wise man, could have used, he sought the ones that were acceptable, true, valuable. He didn't want to give his own words, but words that were from a higher source. Of books, there is no end, even as there is no end to how many songs and choruses one could write or sing, but to find the one that is "acceptable" or right on time, valuable, and edifying, that is my longing!
Like a telephone. I don't want to be a dead phone that isn't plugged into the channel! There are those who look like a telephone, but there's no dial tone and no voice on the other end. But when you pick up a receiver and someone says "hello?" What a joy! We have a connection! Now in conversation, I can "touch" the person on the other end!
Like a lamp. I don't want to be a dead lamp, with no light. Some sit pretty, but if they're not plugged in, they do no good to anyone who is sitting in darkness. A lamp that is not plugged into a source greater than itself, cannot light the house. But when you stumble through the dark, and find a lamp that is connected to a power-source, what a joy! Darkness is past, and light fills the space and there is no more fear! What once was unclear is now abundantly clear and everything that was unsure is no longer uncertain!
Lord I long for more and stronger connection. I don't want to just be connected, but to have a good, clear, strong connection. I don't want people on the other end to be confused. I don't want God to be screaming "Can you hear me now?" But I want my connection to be clear and strong and without any interferences.
Debbie Hoffman Benfield
I want to feel a depth of connection that is felt immediately by others. So that my life becomes a water source, not for natural water, but for spiritual.
I want all my insights, revelations, writings, songs, and activities to manifest over and over in various ways, words, and expressions of how God is transforming my mind. I want others to understand that the depth of water that is being glimpsed here must surely be evidence of a deeper connecting stream because my well is far too shallow to afford the pureness of this water!
Just as I once desired a song that wasn't just a song, but touched people's lives and tapped into the vein of the Spirit. I didn't want to just be a singer, I desired to become a channel through which God was able to reach out to his people! Selah!
In Ecclesiastes - the preacher sought out acceptable words. Of all the words Solomon, the wise man, could have used, he sought the ones that were acceptable, true, valuable. He didn't want to give his own words, but words that were from a higher source. Of books, there is no end, even as there is no end to how many songs and choruses one could write or sing, but to find the one that is "acceptable" or right on time, valuable, and edifying, that is my longing!
Like a telephone. I don't want to be a dead phone that isn't plugged into the channel! There are those who look like a telephone, but there's no dial tone and no voice on the other end. But when you pick up a receiver and someone says "hello?" What a joy! We have a connection! Now in conversation, I can "touch" the person on the other end!
Like a lamp. I don't want to be a dead lamp, with no light. Some sit pretty, but if they're not plugged in, they do no good to anyone who is sitting in darkness. A lamp that is not plugged into a source greater than itself, cannot light the house. But when you stumble through the dark, and find a lamp that is connected to a power-source, what a joy! Darkness is past, and light fills the space and there is no more fear! What once was unclear is now abundantly clear and everything that was unsure is no longer uncertain!
Lord I long for more and stronger connection. I don't want to just be connected, but to have a good, clear, strong connection. I don't want people on the other end to be confused. I don't want God to be screaming "Can you hear me now?" But I want my connection to be clear and strong and without any interferences.
Debbie Hoffman Benfield
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