Until . . .

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