Letting go. . .

It's hard, but the Lord requires it. . .

Letting go of my dreams to get out of this town, out of this country and surrendering to His command to stay. Letting go of my desire for a life companion and learning to embrace Him as my closest friend. Letting go of the idea that anything other than Christ alone can complete me and allowing Him to be my sufficiency. Letting go of my rights and grabbing hold of of suffering to make Christ known. Letting go of who I am, my flesh and seeking righteousness. Letting go of trying to work out my life and allowing Him free reign.

Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Phil 3.13,14

. . . yet having it all!

Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
2 Corinthians 6:2b-10

My prayer. . . that some day this would be said of me. . . that at my homecoming I'll hear the words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant!"

all my anxiety. . .

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.
(1 Pet 5:6,7)

FREEDOM!!!

Only You

Take my heart, I Lay it down
At the feet of you whose crowned
Take my life, I’m letting go
I lift it upto You who’s throned

And I will worship You, Lord
Only You, Lord
And I will bow down before You
Only You Lord

Take my fret, take my fear
All I have, I’m leaving here
Be all my hopes, be all my dreams
Be all my delights, be my everything

And It’s just you and me here now
Only you and me here now

You should see the view
When it’s only You

David Crowder