The whole earth is still in the long spring.
Life pushes through to a new cycle,
But it is slow and challenging.
The rhythm is off.
The rhythm is shifting.
The crazy, life stealing pace is gone.
The main choices are fear, or
Go with the flow of faith.
Not faith in mankind,
That brought crazy.
Faith in the One Creator.
What is it like to perform for the only living God?
That alone brings a shudder through my body.
How long have I/we been chasing the wind?
What do I do with perfect grace,
that is chasing after me?
It won’t let me hide.
It knows.
This one who is the only solution to my fears,
Begs me,
Invites me
To rest.
Why will I not let go?
Hanging on only brings more fear and pain.
Do I dare?
Do I risk letting go?
Hanging on is not working…
Is His still small voice trustworthy?
The only way to find out
Is to follow it,
To trust His Word.
Even after approaching a half century of seeking,
There is more to release,
And more to receive in exchange.
The Word has proven true so many times in my past.
Why is this so hard?
Am I willing to find out who I really am?
The fear that threatens me is a lie.
It questions me.
Can I handle the truth?
I get to choose between imbalance with it’s unforgiveness,
deception,
and drivennes
Or the balanced rhythm of truth,
forgiveness,
and the wholeness of grace.
That wholeness of grace brings life, courage, and hope.
I know the answer.
I know where my heart and being will find rest.
As the whole earth is still,
The clouds begin to clear.
And the din is gone.
I sit alone,
with the LORD,
I hear my name,
my name only Creator knows.
He unlocks the chains of my ancestors that I came to call my own.
I am free.
As I rub my wrists and ankles
Where the lies held me back…
I ponder…
Can this be real?
I look around to see who else knows.
But why?
I rub my wounds again,
Remembering fear of man is no longer holding me.
Can I really do it?
I stand and run to the rising Sun.
The SON has set me free.
Don’t look back…
But trust.
