Good morning, Papa God!
Capturing our conversation from this morning's walk regarding the song I was listening to ... "I Surrender All".
"All to Jesus I surrender. All to Him I freely give. I will ever trust Him. In His Presence daily live."
As I pondered those words over and over again, I realized just how easy the words are to say and how hard they are to put into practice every day, all day! Yes, I have surrendered my life and heart to Jesus, but what about all those little "uglies" of my life -- the times when I want my will to be done, and not Yours. Do I freely give them to You or do I release them to You begrudgingly? Do I always trust You in each and every circumstance? Do I live in Your Presence daily or do I just frequent Your throne room when it's convenient? Thankfully, because of Your Presence within me, most days I can say "yes" to those questions. But those questions came to my mind because some days I cannot answer "yes". Some days I stumble badly! So, I accept that I am a work-in-progress with You always loving me and refining me. There is victory in Jesus! And so ... my determined purpose and desire remains the same -- to love You always, first and foremost, even when "always" is not what I do. So, I say with my lips again. I surrender all and will endeavor each day to live this out with Your help and power. Keep polishing and refining me, Papa God, until I reflect the brilliance of Your Glory.
My child,
I know your heart. I know those who belong to Me because I have redeemed you and called you by name. I know your heart’s desire is for Me. And yes, I will keep refining you and touching your heart to release that which is not good for you. Why? I think you know the answer to that question, My child. Because I love you and I want to change you into the image of My Son. So, yes, it will require the surrendering of your will to Mine daily. I am always here with you to keep you from stumbling so badly that you fall down. My goal is to have you within My Glorious Presence without fault and with great joy! I see My Son’s righteousness covering you always. Walk out each of your days in that truth, My child.
(Lam.3:57-58; Isa.43:1-3;Jude 24; Psa.37:23-24; Isa.44:22; Micah 7:8)
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