Changes

Wow. What a weekend I had. Roller coaster ride.

There was something I realized these past few days (among MANY things)... I have been selfish. Now that's not breaking news in my life, but what I realized was that I've been so selfish I've even been selfish in my sin.

Let me explain, think of sin as a good thing for a moment. I would be the most arrogant person you've ever met. It would be like I was saying, "I'm the best person in the world and you'll never be able to achieve this." Ok, now put sin back to being bad, and I'm saying, "I'm the worst person, and you'll never understand."

How arrogant is that? How selfish am I to believe that I'm more than you even in the bad stuff I do!

I was telling a friend this and he said, "Isn't it nice that the ground is level at the cross?"

Yes, yes it is; I'm so grateful for it. Many things are happening in my life right now, quickly and one after the other. I feel changes on the horizon and am past fearing them and now thoroughly looking forward to them. The music we sang at church yesterday had my eyes so watery that I could barely get the words out. I looked out the window at the sky and said, "Ok, God. Whatever you want."

Read these words, better yet, sing them. They can change your life.

Take my life, and let it be
consecrated, Lord, to thee;
take my moments and my days,
let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Take my hands, and let them move
at the impulse of thy love;
take my feet, and let them be
swift and beautiful for thee.

Take my voice, and let me sing
always, only, for my King;
take my lips, and let them be
filled with messages from thee.

Take my silver and my gold,
not a mite would I withhold;
take my intellect, and use
every power as thou shalt choose.

Take my will and make it thine;
it shall be no longer mine.
take my heart, it is thine own;
it shall be thy royal throne.

Take my love; my Lord, I pour
at thy feet its treasure store;
take my self, and I will be
ever, only, all for thee.