In my God, I find a terrible hope--a devastating peace.
How so?
It has to do with how invested I am in this life. As a child I could run to God... "Help me, help me!" Ah the comfort a child finds in his parents arms and oh so quickly, no longer needs them. Time to run, time to jump, time to play--uh oh, thorn bush, back to Mom!
Ahh...but now I am adult. My life entwines with so many valuable treasures. My heart embraces fading hopes without number. Then I need God. Yes, reader, I am really this simple, this immature! I need God and I run to Him and I remember. Throwing my arms around my creator exposes all my little treasures, all the broken toys I cling to. Suddenly I am vulnerable, suddenly all that clutter announces itself. "So who needs it?" you say! Well, you go ahead and toss your stuff. Mine is a part of me. But, of course, in time--when the pain level overwhelms my need to be adult, I cave. I come. I surrender. And, you know, being a kid again is not so bad.
"Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation."
Psalm 68:19
How so?
It has to do with how invested I am in this life. As a child I could run to God... "Help me, help me!" Ah the comfort a child finds in his parents arms and oh so quickly, no longer needs them. Time to run, time to jump, time to play--uh oh, thorn bush, back to Mom!
Ahh...but now I am adult. My life entwines with so many valuable treasures. My heart embraces fading hopes without number. Then I need God. Yes, reader, I am really this simple, this immature! I need God and I run to Him and I remember. Throwing my arms around my creator exposes all my little treasures, all the broken toys I cling to. Suddenly I am vulnerable, suddenly all that clutter announces itself. "So who needs it?" you say! Well, you go ahead and toss your stuff. Mine is a part of me. But, of course, in time--when the pain level overwhelms my need to be adult, I cave. I come. I surrender. And, you know, being a kid again is not so bad.
"Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation."
Psalm 68:19
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