All that I am

Tonight, while I was cleaning/purging one of the rooms in the house, I found a journal of mine - seems I am trying to get them all together these days. And I sat down and read through it. Fortunately, in those days, I journalled, but not to the extent that I journal now ~ so I could kind of breeze through the pages. And in one part that I called "listening" ~ I found a poem that I wrote .... thought I would share it with you.

All that I am

I come to you Lord
Here I am, standing before you...
My whole being naked as it were -
because You see me, inside out.
You know me, in my innermost places.
My secrets - my talents - my desires - my failures.
All that I am, but you make me feel whole.
In You, I am special.

All that I am, I owe to you
Because in you, I have life.
In you, I have power to go forth.
You forgive me from all sin
You free me from all my strongholds
You choose to forget my failures and give me hope.

All that I am - a new creation!
I come to you Lord
With a heart that is devoted to you.
I give you back - the talents and abilities you've blessed me with,
To use for your honor.

All that I am Lord, I give to You to use.
Lord, could you make me bold?
Lord, could you open my heart, my eyes, my ears.
I know you are Lord of my life,
Could you make my paths straight.

All that I am Lord - I give to you
Here I am Lord, all of me.
Use me.

written by Joy, April 20, 1997

*** Lord God - I thank you that all that I wrote then, is even more real today. And I continue to give you all of me - Use me Lord. Please use me. All of me, All that I am - I give to YOU. Amen