Today, I came to a knowledge that dropped from my head to my heart. I am looking at this backpack FULL of things I need to act on & push against. When I see what all needs to be done a great overwhelming sense of inadequacy floods me. The result of this total lack of confidence puts me in neutral. How can one person possibly do this alone?
That is when I see in a flash. How NONE of it I am carrying. I am just looking at the load, but it's not on MY shoulders. It is on Someone bigger than me. I am under Him and can see the load.. but the moment I think the weight of it is mine.. I become terribly deceived. All I have to do is stay beside Him, walk with Him, go & move when He says and where He says. The LOAD is truly HIS.
It is no longer a matter of what I can handle on my own, but what I get to watch Him carry while we are traveling together. The weight of my world is on His shoulders, and as I look in to His face, He is smiling... He is enjoying carrying it for me. He is enjoying my trust in Him. He is enjoying loving me and showing some great mysteries ahead. He is enjoying the relationship we are building. The load is nothing for Him, he's already "been there and done that". But the presence of the obstacles is just evidence of a journey, though it may be difficult, will be well worth the reward in the end.
When you go to conquer new territory.
So much will be tossed at you.
Just remember the umbrella above you
Is the yoke of His love.
The Yoke carries the troubles
It is what allows you to walk through them
You will not be bogged by fears
As long as you can see through it.
I am learning how to be full of joy, whether abase or abound. I am learning that there is something true in me. Something strong and something sound. The more that gets thrown at US, the more I am aware of His presence. The more troubles that come my way, the more I learn how to obey.
I praise Him in the hard times
When my bank account runs dry
When my refrigerator is empty
Or my sick children start to cry.
I know He is ever near me
And how proud is the host of heaven
when despite what I see around me
I tell Him how much I love him
Nothing can separate us
Nothing will make me doubt
He is the Son of Man forever
& He loves me inside out.
This is where my peace comes from; adequacy does not come from me.
Everything is in His hands, and from death I do not flee.
Death to money,
Death to fame
Death to glory
& Death to a mate.
I empty myself completely
And ask Him to take my all
To fill me with something substantial
To hold on to less I fall.
WE walk together
My Beloved and I
There is nothing in this world
that would catch my eye.
I snuggle up beneath Him
Making certain I'm real close
For I know that I know that I know
His love for me carries the most.
~HB Cher
That is when I see in a flash. How NONE of it I am carrying. I am just looking at the load, but it's not on MY shoulders. It is on Someone bigger than me. I am under Him and can see the load.. but the moment I think the weight of it is mine.. I become terribly deceived. All I have to do is stay beside Him, walk with Him, go & move when He says and where He says. The LOAD is truly HIS.
It is no longer a matter of what I can handle on my own, but what I get to watch Him carry while we are traveling together. The weight of my world is on His shoulders, and as I look in to His face, He is smiling... He is enjoying carrying it for me. He is enjoying my trust in Him. He is enjoying loving me and showing some great mysteries ahead. He is enjoying the relationship we are building. The load is nothing for Him, he's already "been there and done that". But the presence of the obstacles is just evidence of a journey, though it may be difficult, will be well worth the reward in the end.
When you go to conquer new territory.
So much will be tossed at you.
Just remember the umbrella above you
Is the yoke of His love.
The Yoke carries the troubles
It is what allows you to walk through them
You will not be bogged by fears
As long as you can see through it.
I am learning how to be full of joy, whether abase or abound. I am learning that there is something true in me. Something strong and something sound. The more that gets thrown at US, the more I am aware of His presence. The more troubles that come my way, the more I learn how to obey.
I praise Him in the hard times
When my bank account runs dry
When my refrigerator is empty
Or my sick children start to cry.
I know He is ever near me
And how proud is the host of heaven
when despite what I see around me
I tell Him how much I love him
Nothing can separate us
Nothing will make me doubt
He is the Son of Man forever
& He loves me inside out.
This is where my peace comes from; adequacy does not come from me.
Everything is in His hands, and from death I do not flee.
Death to money,
Death to fame
Death to glory
& Death to a mate.
I empty myself completely
And ask Him to take my all
To fill me with something substantial
To hold on to less I fall.
WE walk together
My Beloved and I
There is nothing in this world
that would catch my eye.
I snuggle up beneath Him
Making certain I'm real close
For I know that I know that I know
His love for me carries the most.
~HB Cher
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