Some days I feel as though I am drifting on a turbulent sea, with no land in sight. I feel unstable- anxious-discontent. I hear your quiet call. It's a call to come closer to you; to come sit and rest in your presence. And so I go to our secret place. The only place where you and I can talk quietly and uninterrupted. I close my eyes, take a deep breath and then I invite you inside my mind and heart. I surrender myself and everything within. Come Lord, come and dwell within me, I cry. Take from me what is not mine to hold. Leave only what it is you want for me.
I lift my hands in praise and surrender to you. Releasing to you my troubles and cares; knowing that you will take them from me and return to me a joy that cannot be explained; only experienced. You are my beautiful King. My dwelling place. My Father. I am your princess. Your daughter. Your beautiful creation. Your love strengthens me. Your love gives me a peace and clarity that enables me to move beyond my current circumstances into a deeper trust and love for you. As I read your word, my faith is evermore established. You remind me that you are always close to me; that you never leave or forget me. I can feel you wrap your love around me, like a mother gently wraps her arms around her baby. You invite me to drink and be refreshed and remind me that this life is only but breath. How precious is this life you have given me, oh my Lord. Let me never forget that it is not for my sake that I should live, but only for your sake that I be an open vessel from which you pour out your love.
