THIS IS THE ONE I WANTED YOU TO SEE, THO'. And it's not a poem at all, just a collection of "wham-o" realizations when getting into Piper's "Desiring God" book!
Yes! The omnipotent God is My God--rather, I am His!
"June--both; don't you see? Both--June, you are precious to Me."
Oh, my God! My Lord and my God and my Love!
In months gone by I was afraid that when I sought Him,
It was the spontaneous, bubbling joy in knowing Him,
the drowning in awareness of His love,
the irrepressible life--boldness -
-motivation in daily contact with others
that I yearned for, not God Himself.
I prayed--Lord, all this I seek, as Thou well knowest.
But use these yearnings Lord, to draw me to love of Thyself.
No doubt, He delighted in my prayer. Lord, I remember the pleasure
I have when "Thou art mine;"
help me to remember where that pleasure came from
that I might feast upon Thee once more.
"Don't you see? I sent that pleasure to remind you of
Who I am. All that happiness is something I want you to have--
Because I love you."
It may be wrong to desire a lover's flowers, gifts of chocolate,
and forget the lover;
But isn't it equally foolish to deny delight in Him
because of a realization of--and dismay at--delight
in the expressions of His love?
God gives because He is love, and His utter pleasure is
our joy in receiving;
All I need say is, Thank you so much, God; I love you,
and He is happy!
My omnipotent God is happy!
And my prayer, More! More of Thee! Give me, show me more of Thee!
Is equally His delight and desire!
"God doesn't want us reading the Word for the goosebumps it gives," but
He doesn't prohibit or criticize our enjoyment of them when they come!
