My Soul Cries Out

I am where I am now, because You made it so. I am who I am, because I was made in Your image. Everything I am, everything I have, not by my own might, but by Your grace and love that upholds me.

No matter how much I wished and hoped otherwise, You made it so for my own good. Even though I lamented and whined and hated it, You did it all for my own good. To protect me. To break me. To mould me. To bring me closer to You.

It never was easy, walking down this path, but Your promises You fulfilled and made all this possible. Your commands are hard to keep, I admit, because of the great temptations of this world. But eternal are the rewards when I obey, not only knowing or being sure of what is in stored for me when I finally return Home to You, but knowing that it pleases You, and brings me closer to You. So Your commands shall I keep, Your promises I shall wait upon.

I believe that everything happens for a reason, because You willed it to. I may not understand it at first, thinking of it as a tragedy or an attack of the enemy. So I complained and at times refused to accept. Yet after a while, I begin to understand. I begin to see from a different view.

You do things Your way because it is the best way to be done. You do things in Your timing because there is no timing more prefect than Yours. All for my own good. So many times have things gone astray in my sight, but when in Your eyes, it is going exactly as according to Your plan, my future that You have written for me even before I knew You.

Thank You for Your love and protection, ever since I took my first breath. Heck You are the reason I was able to take my first breath, and Your timing that I am alive today to serve You and walk in Your ways. A second too late, another twist and turn, and I might not be where I am today.

Please do not pass me by, keep my close to You always. Watch over me, my every moment. Strengthen me, encourage me, uphold me. Praise You for Your love and faithfulness.

I love You Lord, for You are good. My Father, friend, refuge, my rock and source of strength.