Sunday, January 1, 2012

A New Year's Resolution...

Psalm 107:43

"If you are really wise, you'll think this over--It's time you appreciated God's deep love."

(The Message)

2012.  I would like for 2012 to be defined by my appreciation, acknowledgement, and documentation of God's deep love for me.  A daily practice.  To see, to hear, to taste, to touch God every, single day.  To live in this day, to receive my DAILY bread.  Knowing God is knowing that He is everywhere.  He speaks, loves, and works through all of His creation.  I don't want to miss it.  I write this in the eye of a storm.  Limping away from a very difficult 2011.  Not having any idea what tomorrow or this year will bring, but knowing that I have only been given this day.  Although this season of storms has tossed, beaten, broken, and half-drowned me, I remember Peter walking on water.  All I must do is fix my eyes on God.  I will remain whole, praying for a heart and mind undivided, training my eyes to see.  I will not be destroyed by this storm, I will just stand in awe of the beauty that only storms can possess.

At a concert last night, God gave me a vision of a resolution for 2012.  The vision came in an old hymn sung by the Avett Brothers at their concert (God is truly everywhere).  So I write out the lyrics to this old hymn as my love song to God, as my New Year's Resolution...

Just a Closer Walk With Thee

Just a closer walk with Thee,

Grant it, Jesus, is my plea

Daily walking close to Thee,

Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

I am weak, but Thou art strong;

Jesus, keep me from all wrong;

I'll be satisfied as long

As I walk, let me walk close to Thee.

Through this world of toil and snares,

If I falter, Lord, who cares?

Who with me my burden shares?

None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee.

When my feeble life is o'er.

Time for me will be no more;

Guide me gently, safely o'er

To Thy kingdom shore, to Thy shore.

Today, appreciating God's deep love for me was as simple as capturing these images of the freest spirit I have ever known...I love this girl and I love the time of day when dusk begins to make her entrance.  God is so good!