Rockin' Quote: 4.12.12

Today I'm marinating on this quote from my friend, Shellie R. Warren. It goes hand in hand with my post from yesterday. Shellie is an amazing writer who has been a big inspiration in helping me get free of a lot of my junk & addictions. She writes a blog of encouragement & preparation for single women and she also writes for XXXChurch. 
"God promised to give me the desires of my heart, not the aid to my addiction. I was so fixated on you, I had forgotten what I asked God for way before there was a you. Way back when my parent's divorced, when I was introduced to Barbie and Ken dolls. Way back when a guy I had a crush on for six years told me that I was ugly. Way back then, I asked God for love and He has shaken heaven, earth, my heart and this relationship to deliver just that...True love, and this ain't it."
This quote is actually an excerpt from a poem she wrote and it really hit me when I read it yesterday. In this quote, God brought me a new perspective and a new hope. I long for love and have continually asked God for it... and He has given it. He has answered my prayers beyond my expectation and it has taken me way too long to realize it. It is in my longing for fulfillment outside of Him that I have lost my way. He is all I need. He is all I want at this moment. Today I find complete comfort and fulfillment in Him and Him alone.