My Soul Yearns, Even Faints

Our whole nature, body, and soul should ardently long for God's beautiful presence. In God's presence our bodies finds rest and healing, and our hearts find serenity, joy, certainty, God's perfect love, and all His goodness! Both our hearts and our flesh should cry out for the living God — to experience Him in all His fullness.

"How lovely is your dwelling place,

O Lord Almighty!

My soul yearns,

even faints,

for the courts of the Lord;

my heart and my flesh

cry out for the living God."

Psalm 84:1-2 (NIV)

Many young girls today will faint at the sight of their male teen idol, reaching out desperately just to touch him. They long for him. They think and dream about him day and night. It is the same with many young boys. They will flush at the sight of their female teen idol. Their hearts will race and their bodies will perspire. They long to be able to have just one moment to share with her. The yearnings of these young girls and boys are futile. They will never be fulfilled. They are only fantasies based on falsehood images.

God, on the other hand, is real, and His presence is true and accessible to all those who love and believe in Him. But how many of us crave His presence? Do our souls yearn for Him? Even faint? Do our hearts and flesh cry out for Him?

It is in God's presence that we will find what we have always longed for.