wanted

1.
to feel a need or a desire for; wish for. 2. to wish, need, crave, demand, or desire


I like to be wanted. If others want to talk, want to spend time together, want to this, or want to that, it makes me feel significant, important, valued. And yet, I don't think this comes close to the desire our Father has for us. Get this..

John 17:24 (Jesus is praying..)


"Father, I want those You have given me to be with Me, where I am and to see My glory that You have given Me because You loved Me before the creation of the world."

WHAAAAT? My prayer is for a complete, deep revelation of this truth.

Jesus just WANTS us to BE WITH HIM. Not perform, not try harder, BE. Jesus WANTS us to give Him our burdens, our crap. Jesus WANTS us to run to Him with our problems, concerns, anxieties. Jesus WANTS us to accept His love, His grace. Jesus WANTS to be our Everything, the center of our lives. Jesus WANTS to show us who He is, who we are.


I don't want to settle for being satisfied when others want me because it does not come close to the desire, the longing, that God has for me.