Depth & Height

To sit and behold all the wonders You've created holds my eyes fixed upon the changing of the tides. O Lord, how is it that You created such beauty that traps my gaze? To see Your creation is to have a small window to the depths and heights of Your love for me. To see a father play with his son is to see You playing with me, in the vast ocean of Your love. Desperately I seek You to find my purpose with which You have chosen me. I struggle to understand and to see all that You have planned for me. O that I might be teachable and easily molded to all that You have planned; may I lay down all my preconceived ideas. O Lord, what is it that You want from me? As I hear the waves crashing upon the shore, I am reminded that they clean the sand, just as the waves of Your Spirit wash and cleanse my mind, body, and my spirit. O Lord, show me that which I need to see and show me Your will and desire for those whom You love. Continue to teach me to love as You have loved, both the depth and the height of Your passion for those whom You have chosen! O Lord, how long...?

Driven to the Edge

What is it that drives each one of us to the edge of ourselves and into the embrace of the Creator? I find that I have been asking myself this question a lot lately. I want to fully loose myself in order that I might be found in Him. As I question myself I keep coming to the conclusion that I have yet to loose myself, because I have not let go of who I want to be. My identity should not be my own, but only found in Him. I made a promise to Him when I was just a young child that I would give Him all of me. I am learning slowly what it means to lay down all of me and engage into the realm of the unknown. To be free to follow Him no matter where He leads and to embrace the transitions. It is time that I be even more willing to sacrifice all of me with nothing holding me back. To no longer allow it to be about me, but to die to self and live for Him regardless of the circumstances that I may face. So for those of you who may read this I challenge you also to think about what it is that drives you to the edge of yourself and into the embrace of the Creator.