Sitting at His Feet

Mary...seated herself at the feet of Jesus...
She sat there at His feet, content
Whispering, "Yes, Lord, I want You,
I want to breathe You in...
I love Your words...they comfort me, encourage me, lift my spirit.
They give me a new way to think, a new way to look at life.
Your words speak hope into me
They bring peace to my spirit.
Your words are different than any other,
They are words of life
Words of love
Words of acceptance....."

Mary stayed at Jesus feet.
She wasn't interested in a quick fix, a mend job,
Or a pat on the back of a duty done for the day...
No, she wanted more
More of His presence, His light, His truth.

And so she stayed and listened
Becoming acquainted with His voice
Allowing His words to change her, transform her, beautify herr
She stayed there...falling in love again and again.

Jesus replied, "One thing is necessary, what Mary has chosen is best,
And it cannot be taken from her."

I Need You

I throw myself
Headlong...into Your embrace, God.
Your embrace, Your outstretched arms...
I so need to lay my head upon Your chest
And feel Your arms tightly holding me.
I need to hear Your heartbeat at this moment.
I need to hear Your endearments whispered into my ear...

I need to stay her a bit
Until I am reassured again
That I am safe with You,
Until I know
That You'll never let go
You'll never forsake, never disappoint...

The pounding of Your heart's desire of love
Reassures that is is true...
Your love is real, it's deep, it's wide...
It's unfathomably magnificent,
And it's forever!

The Lies

The enemy comes to me
And tells me that my God is far away...
That He is hidden,
That He doesn't care...

Yes, that enemy whispers lies about my God into my ear
Trying to convince me
That my God is not good
That He is withholding His love
Because of this and that...

And then that liar changes his tune
And says, if I do this and that...
God will come through for me.
And if I don't eat or drink this...
God will come through for me.
Or if I go here or there
He will be accessible...

But it's all a lie...

Because my God is already here...
He is wrapped around me
Even though I cannot see...
Even though I can't feel Him.
He is already holding me tight and true
Because I am His...

He knows it all...
He knows my mess, my past, my present
He knows my thoughts at this very moment...
And His love doesn't change.
Always and forever
His love remains abundantly, magnificently more
Than I can imagine or comprehend...

The truth puts a new song in my heart...
It allows me to see the new day arising...
And praise begins to bubble up!

His Faithfulness

Is there a limit to Your faithfulness, God?
Does Your faithfulness have a boundary, a time limit, a contingence?

Is there a shadow of change to Your faithfulness,
A span of remiss, a season of hiddenness?

Does Your faithfulness have a top, a bottom, a measurement...

No, Your great faithfulness is infinite
Stretching over the whole world
To all generations, all ages,
In all circumstances, in all cultures...

Your faithfulness continues on...forever
In unexplainable, magnificence!!!

Thank you God for Your faithfulness.