Gracious Heavenly Father,
You want nothing more
than for Your children
to walk in truth.
So often, though,
we feel as though
we are in a game
of hide-n-seek with You.
We feel as though
we somehow
have to make our way
through a maze of
"this way" or "that way"
in order to find
our way to You.
We wonder why
knowing Your will
and finding Your way
is so hard to do.
And yet, the truth is this:
You are not hiding;
we are not truly seeking.
You are not silent;
we are not truly listening.
You are not ducking and dodging
in an effort to stay
one step out of touch with us;
we are not zeroing in and focusing
totally and completely
on You.
The problem is not with You, Father God.
(Never has been. Never will be.)
The problem is with us.
(Always.)
We allow everything and everyone
to overshadow and drown out
what You are doing,
what You are saying,
what You are guiding us to
or leading us through.
We remember Peter, Lord.
How, walking on the water,
You held out your hand
and invited Peter
to walk to You
and with You.
Stepping out of the boat,
eyes, ears, and faith
all completely on You, Jesus,
it was easy for him
to know what to do,
where to step,
which direction to go.
And do, step, and go, he did.
Right on top of the water,
right straight to You,
until......
Oh, Father God,
this is the word
(and the moment!)
that always causes us
to stumble,
to fall,
to doubt,
to become fearful and confused.
We hear Your calling,
we sense Your leading,
we know what You are
calling us to
and we are willing
to do, step, and go
until.....
until we are reminded about this,
until we start to realize that,
until we listen to them,
until we forget about,
until we TAKE. OUR. EYES. OFF. OF. YOU.
Help us, Father God
in our "until" moments.
Help us to keep
seeking You
with all our heart.
Help us to keep
listening for Your
still small voice.
Help us to keep
removing all that blocks
our view of You.
Help us to keep
stepping out,
placing one foot of our faith
in front of the other
UNTIL
we reach You, Lord.
Oh, Father God,
You want nothing more
than for Your children
to walk in truth.
You will be faithful
to lead us,
if only,
we will be faithful
to follow.
Thank you, Father God.
In Jesus' precious name, we pray. Amen.
~ Stacy
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