{"id":6239,"date":"2017-01-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/?p=6239"},"modified":"2024-10-23T12:32:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T12:32:54","slug":"day-27-i-ache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/2017\/01\/24\/day-27-i-ache\/","title":{"rendered":"DAY 27: I ache"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 <\/strong>\u2018Lord, I ache for Your return. I ache from living in this world. I struggle between the need to be fruitful here and to do all that this world expects of me, and the longing to be with You. I see You in shadows now, but I can\u2019t wait to see You in person. The flowers of this world may smell nice, but it is not enough to keep my heart from longing for the flowers of heaven. I gaze above in eager expectation for Your coming. When, O Lord, shall it be? When shall mortality be swallowed up in immortality? When shall I see the radiant face of my Beloved? I ache every day I must be away from You. I know it shall be soon, but it is hard to  wait. In the meantime Lord, do not let my heart settle for the comforts of this world. I will use what I need and enjoy what I must, but may all their pleasures put together not dim the strong desires I feel for You. Satan\u2019s greatest mischief is to make us happy and contented here. But I refuse this Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is more beyond. I know there is much more. For the hope of the future, I will live. From the necessities and vanities of life I will endure and accommodate for the brief period, I must be here. It is all a short period, even if I live a hundred years. Compared to the broad scope of life in eternity with my God, this brief time on earth is insignificant. Even the joys of the earth cannot compare to a short moment with You my Lord. Even the good and right things here are but shadows compared to what is ahead. I ache for that day when I shall behold Your face, my Lord. I ache in waiting. My heart refuses to rest and I glide through life, fulfilling all my mundane duties, but my heart is not here. Like the bride who cannot wait for the arrival of her groom, so I wait, restless for my Groom. O come Lord Jesus. Come quickly. Amen.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

 \u2018Lord, I ache for Your return. I ache from living in this world. I struggle between the need to be fruitful here and to do all that this world expects of me, and the longing to be with You. I see You in shadows now, but I can\u2019t wait to see You in person. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[12,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-30-pilgrim-reflections-and-prayers","category-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t