January 18, 2007

“He who calls, calls out to me and calls me out. He calls me from all that I know, all that is comforting and all that I love to a life of RISK, a life worth living - fully alive.” (July 2005)

 
I LIVE FOR YOU
written by Joby Harris

Father hear my praise. There is no known place low enough for me. To bow down properly.

No, I won’t fear, what I do not own. The past Lord, or a future unknown.

I stand tall as your child O God, Victory’s all around me.

I live for you and nothing else. No battles ever fought by myself.

You’ve made a path on solid rock so with faith and courage I’ll walk.

 

Everyday I become more content, more satisfied. For the past three years, my heart has been expanded and has grown deeper in love. I began to love, that which was beyond myself. I began to accept, that which was beyond anything I could have dreamed.  I began to desire, that which I believed He wanted for me.  Recently I have had a change of heart. I have lived, believing I understood what sacrifice and contentment were and now I realize that I’m only beginning to understand. My heart bleeds, but I love Him more. 

It has always been more about a person than a place.  It has always been about courage and risk.  It has always been about passionately pursuing the very heart of Christ, growing in intimacy with Him.  It has been about learning.  It has been about healing.  It has been about brokenness.  It has been about wholeness.  It has been about hope. 

My mission and vision is clear.  What I do know is that the time frame is NOW and right now the place is RIGHT HERE, where He has placed me.  So, as Proverbs 16:9 has become a vital verse in my life, I believe it wholeheartedly, “In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.”  And there is nothing in which I am more confident or content in than my beloved Savior.

And this is the life of faith…

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