‘Unravelled’

This comes from a dear sister in Christ, Steph, who has encouraged me many times in the past with her postings. May you be blessed as you read her post entitled, ‘unravelled’…

The cry of my heart has long been,  “Lord, I want more of You!”

In this cry, is the full understanding that more of Him = less of me.  This both costs everything and hurts more than can be told, as the Lord takes me through my ordinary life as He pleases.  At times, to my shame,  I find myself holding on with my fingers so tight as to make my fingernails white with the pressure,  only to find He gently pries them open to let go of yet another thing that He needs me to.  I can never anticipate ‘what’, ‘when’ but only know with utter certainty, that they will indeed take place, in His time, all for His glory, and my good (Romans 8:28)

I am to be transparent before Him. Telling Him all, hiding nothing. I have to be constantly prepared to face His ‘mirror’ regardless of what I see in its reflection and allowing Him to deal with what ever it is that He chooses to show me. I have no wish to keep a long account with the Lord. The quicker I learn to fall on my knees before Him, the better.

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