Crave

Belonging gives me roots which dig deep under the black soil, holding tight in life’s winds and rain.  When I belong to others, I grow confident and steadfast.

But if I stop there, I am just a barren tree.

It’s when I crave what is more—when I crave what is MOST—that my branches bud and bloom with the hope of spring.

It’s when I crave Christ that I am complete. Longing for Christ, and pointing others to him, is what bears fruit.

I desire to be strongly rooted, branches spread wide enough to provide shade for many, garnished with abundant fruit.

Only Christ can truly satisfy my longings. My hope is in Him.

I want the comfort of belonging now and the hope of longing for eternity with Christ. I want that for you.

How to create deeper kinship, and how to more deeply crave Christ.

Hope and Be.Longing.

For whom, or what, do you long?

Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
whose trust is the Lord.
He is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
for it does not cease to bear fruit.
(Jeremiah 17:8 ESV)