"All
I know is you will be enough… Take me to the river, pull me off the shore, here
within your freedom I have found my reason, I am yours… Let the water rise, far
above my head"
I remember attending
Desperation Conference two years ago(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB-Oz5bW8WM) hearing this song, and feeling it just
tug at my heart. For that weekend, this became the cry of my heart. Let the
water rise, far above my head! I was tired, tired of sitting on the edge, toes
in the water, too afraid to step in, much less dive head first. I have always
sat on the edge. Writing this, I went back and forth between the words
"have" and "had"… either "I have always been on the
edge" or "I had always been on the edge" If I say "I
had" that means it is in the past. It is no more. The reason I struggled
with this wording was because I hadn't truly decided in my heart if I was ready
to take the plunge or not. I think the reason I struggle with this, is because
I'm scared, scared of failure, scared of disappointing my God, scared of
disappointing myself. Scared of the unknown. I'm worried I won't have what it
takes. I'm worried I will fail. I'm worried I will fall short. I'm worried I
won't be enough. I realize, as I write this, I am saying "I" to much.
You see, it's not about anything "I" can do, but all about what my
God can do. I am not enough. I have never been enough. I will never be enough.
But He is enough. Today, I sit here,
tired, still tired, tired of being too afraid to allow myself to become
completely immersed in this love relationship with my Heavenly Father, my King,
my Prince of Peace. What will I choose? To say have? Or to say had? I realize,
I need to say had. Not because I don't struggle anymore; struggling is not in
the past, but what is in the past, is me sitting on the edge. Yes, it is scary,
a scary thing to say, to say confidently. It means there is the chance to fail.
Along with the chance to fail, though, comes the chance to succeed. This is a
long journey, I know, but one worth taking, and I'm glad I can plunge into this
journey, as I meditate upon these words, "Jesus said to them, 'It is not
those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick; I did not
come to call the righteous, but sinners.'" (Mark 2:17) I don't need to be
perfect for God to use me. Thank goodness! I just need to be willing, and that
I am. I am ready for something deeper, and I'm willing to do whatever it takes.
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