I come face to face with... lots of things :)
Don't we all?
I found this quote on my desktop. I read it then I saved it and rediscovered it....
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
-Mark Twain
I discovered your quote Mark Twain...
but I am still afraid to venture out from my comfort zone.
It's not that I am entirely comfortable where I am. I always feel "stretched."
what I fear now is me being stretched beyond what I can handle.
faith. going beyond. trusting in our Lord.
There are seasons in life...
If it had been a dark dreary Winter before, now it's more... like Winter waiting to be Spring?
I don't know.
There's an old pastor who preaches at our church...
He's been addressing different things... and as always... I've been taking notes....
This past week he preached about the Samaritan Woman. He said that life is about "meeting" person(s)...
This woman was transformed after her meeting with Jesus....
The Sunday before this Sunday, he preached about Jacob... Jacob who became Israel...
The Angel, Jesus, knew who Jacob and the Samaritan Woman was.... but they still asked "who are you?" Jacob replied and so did the Samaritan woman.
They were given new identity after they acknowledged their old self. Their shameful self. Immediate change. Transformation.
....
so directly applicable... as always.
Lord, it's me.
I long to meet You. over and over again.
I long for new beginnings always.
but I fear the unknown, I fear failure, I fear rejection and pain. I don't want to be taken out of my comfort zone.
Lord you must have had a purpose for creating me because you have a purpose for everything and every being. I, being one of your creation, long to live out this purpose. I trust that You are the Good Shepherd. I hold on to Your name, Your promises. My help comes from You alone.
Help me Lord.
Lead me. May I see your way and obey wholeheartedly because I know that Your ways are better than mine.
In Jesus name AMEN!
