climbing still

The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water,

but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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show me Lord,

for I am the wretched sinner.

show me Father how someone like me

can understand.

guide me Spirit, and teach me to dig up the dirt that covers the wells.

show me the cost, all that it takes,

how much I must lose to finally gain.

Jesus, give me strength and courage to die to myself, so that I might live for something,

finally,

a purpose.

worthy worthy worthy.

for so long

what was life before You?

I don't remember,

I don't remember life that way.

"For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. "

there is purpose

from what started as a drizzle, is now a storm.

and I am drowning

please
let me see a little further.

s t r e t c h e d

so once again tod-

actually it's fine.

errrrr maybe not fine

but it'll be okay

just one thing at a time

it'll be okay

listen and obey

listen and obey

listen and obey

listen and obey,

now what?

listen and obey.

Lord let me see what You have planned,

or if not, the strength to wait for You.

paralyze

if there's anything I've learned over these past few weeks,

anything spoken, felt, heard

it's that with whatever God does, it's never just for a single purpose.

when He moves life expands, branches into a million new doors and a billion new trials and blessings, a web where each strand i choose to slide on is absolutely complicated and chaotic to me, but somehow perfectly in line and on time to God.

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at the top of the mountain just above the clouds, His hand glides over before me, and the clouds swirl up and the wind blows into the valleys and canyons in melody, as if proclaiming the glory of the strength of Him. the winds stir the sea, crashing and roaring violently in a strength that pales in comparison to the hand that swept over the earth. I am in awe, but not afraid. Humbled, but not cast out by the hand that swept over the earth.

faithful to the end

It will be said on that day,

"Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.

This is the Lord ; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."

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from beginning to the end,

rejoice, beloved. rejoice.