Saturday, July 6, 2013

Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou my vision,
O Lord of my heart;
Nought be all else to me
Save that Thou art

Thou my best thought
By day or by night,
Waking or sleeping
Thy Presence my light

Riches I heed not
Nor man's empty praise
Thou mine inheritance
Now and always

Thou and thou
Only first in my heart
High King of heaven,
My treasure Thou art

"Jump In with Both Feet"

From 5th actually, but going back to this because was so good to hear ..

Look at the new thing I am going to do.  It is already happening.  Don't you see it?  I will make a road in the desert.  I will make rivers in the dry land. -Isa 43:19 [ICB]
Behold, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs forth; do you not perceive and know itand will you not give heed to it? I will even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. [Amplified]

From Sarah Young's Jesus Calling 365 Devotions for Kids:
"You will never be in complete control of your life.  It just isn't possible.  You want to feel completely safe and secure.  But even if you plan out every detail, the world will mess up your plans.

So, just stop trying to be in control.  Stop trying to make your life completely safe and predictable - and boring!  Instead grab My hand and jump in with both feet.  I am the One who loves you completely and wants only the best for you.  I want your life to be an amazing adventure - filled with new things.  But first you have to let go of old ways of doing things.  Then, grab hold of My hand, and look for all the exciting new things I've prepared for you!

Rom8:38-39 (two days in a row, today from Intouch 33-39)
Ps 56:3-4 - What time I am afraid, I will have confidence in and put my trust and reliance in You.  By [the help of] God I will praise His word; on God I lean, rely, and confidently put my trust; I will not fear.  What can man, who is flesh, do to me.

What's up with the moments when my feet don't follow, much to my chagrin.

I am not good ..

.. at goodbyes, particularly when I care apparently.
They make me nervous/anxious and I turn away, abruptly or possibly even seeming cold
But, it's more like I'm frozen temporarily .. preventing me from looking back ..
Still, waiting .. hoping ..
And yet I keep walking .. trying to listening .. wanting to find reassurance ..
But then .. ..  and what if .. and I'm left, thinking ..
I've prayed 'help me not to miss any thing Lord/HS' but still at times my tendencies prevail.
Call me, help me grow beyond this too.