One Thing

An episode of the Emmaus at Pilot Mill podcast, hosted by Micah MacDonald, titled "One Thing" was published on April 21, 2020 and runs 1 minutes.

April 21, 2020 ·1m · Emmaus at Pilot Mill

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Summary

One thing,One thing,One thing!It’s hard to imagineone thingWhen I seem to be attractedto so many things.It is a continuingstruggle.It is a dailybattle.It is my constantwar.The world of the physicalattracts me,excites me,magnetizes me, andaddicts me.I confuse consumptionwith satisfaction.I confuse satisfied senseswith true joy.I confuse a stomach that is fullwith a heart at rest.Sometimes I would rather havemy appetites satisfiedthan a grace-filled heart.Sometimes I would rather holdthe physicalThan have the eyes of my heartfilled with the beauty of the spiritual.I am tired of only seeingwhatmy physical eyescan see.I want eyesto seewhatcannot be seen.I am tired of cravingpeople,possessions,locations,circumstances,positions,experiences,appearances…Somewhere in my heart,I know that only yousatisfy.Deep in my heart,I want you to be enough.I must quitmoving,running,driving,pursuing,consuming,I need tostop.I need tobe quiet.I need to sitin the seat of graceand wait,and wait,until these blind eyessee,until this cold heartcravesthe one beauty thatsatisfies--the one beauty that is you.__________________________________The fear of the LORD leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied.Proverbs 19:23What tends to distract you from the “one thing”?What are the differences between consumption and satisfaction?Satisfied senses and true joy? Which word better describes your heart most days?For further study and encouragement, read Psalm 42.

Episode Description

One thing,
One thing,
One thing!
It’s hard to imagine
one thing
When I seem to be attracted
to so many things.
It is a continuing
struggle.
It is a daily
battle.
It is my constant
war.
The world of the physical
attracts me,
excites me,
magnetizes me, and
addicts me.
I confuse consumption
with satisfaction.
I confuse satisfied senses
with true joy.
I confuse a stomach that is full
with a heart at rest.
Sometimes I would rather have
my appetites satisfied
than a grace-filled heart.
Sometimes I would rather hold
the physical
Than have the eyes of my heart
filled with the beauty of
the spiritual.
I am tired of only seeing
what
my physical eyes
can see.
I want eyes
to see
what
cannot be seen.
I am tired of craving
people,
possessions,
locations,
circumstances,
positions,
experiences,
appearances…

Somewhere in my heart,
I know that only you
satisfy.
Deep in my heart,
I want you to be
enough.
I must quit
moving,
running,
driving,
pursuing,
consuming,
I need to
stop.
I need to
be quiet.
I need to sit
in the seat of grace
and wait,
and wait,
until these blind eyes
see,
until this cold heart
craves
the one beauty that
satisfies--
the one beauty that
is you.

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The fear of the LORD leads to life, and whoever has it rests satisfied.
Proverbs 19:23

What tends to distract you from the “one thing”?

What are the differences between consumption and satisfaction?
Satisfied senses and true joy? Which word better describes your heart most days?

For further study and encouragement, read Psalm 42.