One thing I have asked

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"One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to inquire in His temple.
For He will hide me in His shelter in the day of trouble;
He will conceal me under the cover of His tent;
He will lift me high upon a rock."
-Psalm 27:4f

My greatest desire & dream is to be sustained by God's presence alone. I think God has allowed some of my lesser dreams, even good dreams, to be shattered so that I can more fully recognize the depth of my longing for Him. I pray that I will begin to recognize shattered dreams as grace. When He does not "fix" a deep wound or sickness or sorrow I know that it pains Him even more than it hurts me. Not only is He my deepest desire, but I am also His desire!!!

I do not really know how to explain what the Lord is teaching me right now but perhaps these quick thoughts may give some insight. I'm doing a bit of a word study on "the secret place" encouraged by one of the missionary girls I met in Burundi.

Cether - in Hebrew; covering, shelter, hiding place, secrecy
which is found in the presence of God, in the Old Testament it is often used to refer to God's tabernacle, the tent or perhaps the Holy of Holies
Since pentacost the Holy of Holies is found within the hearts of believers!

I AM SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR PRAYERS!
- Pray for me that the Lord would reveal His secret place to me according to His Word.
- PRAISE the Lord for the Rich family who I am staying with right now. They have made me feel right at home & display the love of Christ to one another and to me constantly.
- PRAISE the Lord for being with me & giving me courage & wisdom as I traveled from Burundi to Kijabe!
- Pray for me to be able to absorb all that I am being taught at the dental clinic.