Song of Sorrow, Call of God

Psalm 27:8
"When Thou saidst unto me, "Seek My face," my heart said to Thee, "Thy face, O LORD, I shall seek." 

In my growing up years I often experienced unrest.  A certain kind of loneliness would overtake me and my heart would be heavy with inexplicable sorrow.  It might not be normal for a child to discern such a thing to be the call of God, but this was indeed my heart's interpretation.  I saw the empty longing to be a call upon my heart to seek God.  And in response to what I read in Psalm 27:8, I learned to heed that call and seek Jesus in prayer, scripture and song.  

I'm a mother of several children now, and teaching them to hear the call of God in the many languages He speaks has been one of the most precious privileges I've had.  I know that the purpose of coming to Jesus isn't to have the huge void in your life filled.  But there is truth in this;  Often, when someone comes to Jesus, the huge void in his life IS filled.  

Learning to hear God for the languages He speaks is a precious gift.  Some hear God through sorrow, like I did.  Others hear God through miracles, and still others hear His call through hardship and want.  But others may hear His voice in the quiet peace of a morning or the gentle song of the wind.  

Today, if you hear His call, let it be in your heart to say, "Thy face, O Lord, I shall seek"!