Clasping a hand to my heart,
I can feel my heart beating towards true purpose (Matthew 28:19)
Lifting my hands in praise,
I am astounded at the work of Your hands (Habakkuk 1:5)
Turning my eyes to the sky,
I envision God's Kingdom rising up amidst this land (Luke 17:21)
You have given me a vision.
You have given me the eyes to see people through a different lens, for their immense potential in Christ.
You have given me experiences that reaffirm my trust in Your will will above my own.
You have blessed me with the sharp confidence to enact change.
You have gently led me to the path of life that trails into Heaven above.
You have awakened the unspeakable fire deep in my soul to set fire to the world around me. This passion cannot be kept within the confines of the ordinary but will only be released by setting this dream to fly free and spark a change in the air. Your glory lies quietly beneath the surface of the everyday details and I choose to unearth it Lord. I choose to draw this beauty out of my relationships, out of Your word, out of each and every day of my life.
I stand in awe of You.
The God who appoints someone as broken as myself to carry Your name, to bring forth Your glory with my small story. I whisper Your praise quietly on my lips and proclaim it on the highest of hills, knowing You hear every word of praise just the same. My heart smiles as I look at the ways I have doubted You. The times I have secretly pushed my will and doubted that Your plan is so much better than my own. The times that I secretly mourn over the slammed doors that have only brought me deeper understanding of who You are and How unending Your love is for me. And the times when I have been slow to release someone from my life for You to bring someone or something so much more.
Lord, You always know. Your ways, God, are always higher.
Even when I don't understand, I will choose to place my trust in You.
Even when I don't get what the world says will fulfill me right now, I know that true joy comes from looking forward at the unbreakable hope of a tomorrow in Your arms.
I know that my days are nothing if not drawing near to You and bringing others closer to Your heart. Even when my heart is tricked into believing You are not enough, I will trust You are using my life to bring glory to Your kingdom with every day I place my heart within Your hands.
Jesus, I choose You.
I choose a life driven by the vision of the King who has brought me to walk a path of true beauty. To accomplish this short stretch of life You are laying before me, I will live in love with who You are, falling deeper into the plan You illuminate with every passing day. For you are worth every hardship, every moment, every challenge or roadblock, every breath I have to give.
Never ceasing to stop singing the songs You have planted in my soul, Lord,
I will bring this vision here and now with my story.
"I glorified you on earth,
having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.
And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence
with the glory that I had with you before the world existed."
-John 17:4-5
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