With new excited opportunities face me, sometimes I just want to run home to Iowa and be a little girl again. Why is that?
...Am I afraid of making the wrong descision?
YES
......Am I afraid I'll fail?
YES
......Am I afraid of succeeding in an area that's not in my plan?
YES
!?!?!?!?!!?!?!? WHY ?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!
because maybe in the deepest part of me, I just don't trust....
But the Lord commands
"Do not be afraid"
because
" He did not give you a spirit of fear but of POWER and LOVE and SELF-DISCIPLINE"
for
"I can do all things through Him who gives me strength"
(as usual someone else expresses this better than I do - Lyrics from Somewhere in the Middle by Casting Cowns)"
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Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control
Fearless warriors in a picket fence, reckless abandon wrapped in common sense
Deep water faith in the shallow end and we are caught in the middle
With eyes wide open to the differences, the God we want and the God who is
But will we trade our dreams for His or are we caught in the middle
Are we caught in the middle
Somewhere between my heart and my hands
Somewhere between my faith and my plans
Somewhere between the safety of the boat and the crashing waves
Somewhere between a whisper and a roar
Somewhere between the altar and the door
Somewhere between contented peace and always wanting more
Somewhere in the middle You'll find me
Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control
Fearless warriors in a picket fence, reckless abandon wrapped in common sense
Deep water faith in the shallow end and we are caught in the middle
With eyes wide open to the differences, the God we want and the God who is
But will we trade our dreams for His or are we caught in the middle
Are we caught in the middle
Somewhere between my heart and my hands
Somewhere between my faith and my plans
Somewhere between the safety of the boat and the crashing waves
Somewhere between a whisper and a roar
Somewhere between the altar and the door
Somewhere between contented peace and always wanting more
Somewhere in the middle You'll find me
Just how close can I get, Lord, to my surrender without losing all control
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So my challenge today...
- BE STILL -
... to quiet the fears of MY soul so I can hear the whisperings of HIS heart
( ...........because BE is still an action verb!)
To listen to the whole of the song
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