Hephzibah.

No place I would rather be

No place I would rather be

No place I would rather be

Than here in Your love here in Your love

Set a fire down in my soul that I can't contain that I can't control

Cause I want more of You God I want more of You.

these lyrics have been incessantly strumming in my mind and exiting out of my mouth. after going to a women's conference in the south of norway last weekend i have been dwelling, meditating, longing with such a strong yearning to be near to Him... to be in His love. a fire can be uncontrollable; sometimes it cannot be contained... and is that not the beauty of it all. it is His love that is encompassed in a sea with no floor... no limits to His extravagant love. this week we had a teacher come speak on the Word of God and how we can practically engage and increase our passion for the Word. i loved the definition of wisdom... she stood on a chair and said it is when we see from God's perspective... we choose to see from the height He stands at and the depth He holds. and so i asked God to give me His wisdom today and i was able to see clearly from His standpoint. we did an exercise of staring, holding, eating, drinking different objects that the Word is compared to in the Bible.  the first station i went to was the fireplace... i was quite drawn to the warmth seeing as Norway's brisk cold days are coming in full force.

i read jeremiah 23:29 which says,

"Is not my word like fire, declares the LORD..."

this is how Papa spoke to me.

God's Word is all-consuming, everlasting, never fading. Jesus came to fulfill the Law, flickering with light and hope. breathed upon- the heat from a fire intensifies when exposed to oxygen. "All Scripture is breathed out by God..." 2nd tim. 3:16. the beauty of the flames radiates another person's face across from you. you get God's perspective- wisdom. you get to receive compassion and enlightening in your heart in the knowledge of who He is. the deep, rich, distinct smells stick to you as the fragrance of Jesus should stick to one who has just encountered His holy presence while meditating on the "I AM." Holy and Pure. i can only be this way because my Father is. i don't want to run away... all of who He is is so enticing. His words hold me.

stare at a fire. jer. 23:29. take a glance at a lamp. psalm 119:105. eat a piece of bread. john 6:35. eat honey. psalm 19:7-11.

God will speak to you about His Word.

the Word is the overflow of His heart.  i want to soak in that overflow. i want more of Him. the Word both teaches and trains. we have to be willing to listen and walk out what Holy Spirit is teaching us. this is the training part. His love is a fire that cannot be contained and controlled. He has released His wisdom and i am compelled to walk worthy desiring more and more of Him on the path of life and light.