A Prayer for Bloggers
I am no longer my own blogger, but Yours.
Refine me with each post how You will, rank me how You will.
Put me to service, put me to suffering.
Let me be a follower — instead of seeking followers
Let
me post for You — or be put aside for You,
Lifted high, only for You, or brought low, all for You.
Do with me and each post whatever You will, because You alone know best.
Let me not strive but submit
Let me not compete
but care
Let me not desire hits but
holiness
Let my blog be full of You, and let it be empty of me.
Let me
crave all things of You, let me care nothing of this world.
Let my
words be focus only on the greatest of audiences: You.
And You are
enough.
May I write not for subscribers… but only for Your smile.
May my
daily affirmation be in the surety of my atonement not the size of my
audience.
May my identity be in the innumerable graces of
Christ, never, God forbid, the numbers of my comments.
May
the only words that matter in my life not be the ones I write on a
screen — but the ones I live with my skin.
I freely and heartily yield every sentence, every title, every post, every
comment… or no comments… all to Your pleasure and perfect will.
My only fame is that I bear your name
My only glory is the gift of Your
Grace
My only readership, Your eyes that seek to and fro to find
Make this
so. Lord…
Yawhew, you alone are my God, not Google
Jesus, you alone are my Savior,
not sitemeters
And Holy Spirit, you alone are my Comforter, not comments
So be it, today, yesterday, and every post to come.
O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
thou art mine,
and I am thine.
This is my prayer I have made on earth, over thie keyboard…
let it be
ratified in heaven.
In Jesus’ Name…. Amen.
UNTITLED THOUGHTS
Get out of my head and on my tongue the breath God gave me, fills me with the Holy Spirit, to commune with Him in prayer and thanksgiving. A reminder as I'm watching a seizure take form in Sophia's eyes...........trust God, pray. Outloud. With the power of the Holy Spirit. With thanksgiving. Trust GOD. Another weekend for practice. "Because he/she loves me," says the Lord, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he/she acknowledges my name. He/She will call upon me, and I will answer him/her; I will be with him/her in trouble, I will deliver him/her and honor him/her. With long life will I satisfy him/her and show him/her my salvation." Psalm 91: 14-16 Praise be to GOD.
Her seizures don't get any easier, they leave aftershocks that Stuart and I must take captive and bring to Christ. They bring pain and suffering and motivation to have a humble admission of our daily need for Christ and a humble pursuit of his grace. And, YES, they are bringing us to thanksgiving, something that we didn't think was possible but is. Can't quite put it to words........ just yet............... just trying to embrace it and be wrapped by it. "Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, (Jesus) for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way to I should go, for I lift up my soul." Psalm 143: 8
Often times the fixing our eyes on Jesus is the hardest when faced with seizures. But when I do, I remain in Jesus, the fear of God and admist the struggle HIS loving presence fills my soul with deep comfort that warms and delights. Be Still. I see GOD. That I am thankful.
Whatever your circumstances look to Jesus today and be comforted with warmth and delight and praise HIM with thanksgiving............Be blessed. |
