03/16/10 He has called me by name and I am His

There is a light burning brightly in my heart and soul

that is aching to burst forth and shine

I can’t identify the means of it’s escape

but I feel that it is eminent

I know it is coming

I’m on a countdown

Almost holding my breath for it to happen

Any day now

Any moment He will call

And I feel that I am ready

My life is not my own

I must be about my father’s business

He calls to me

He calls to me

I hear His voice and I run to Him

I run to Him again but not like before,

This time I do not run into His arms

As a child in fear and trembling

Lost and seeking comfort in His embrace

Or lonely wanting refuge from life’s storms

This time I run to him

in eager anticipation of His instructions

What is Your will Lord?

Where will You send me?

Here am I, send me

Life is pealing away in layers

I’m striped little by little of the cares of this life

Things and possessions have less and less hold on me

And I long to be set free of the weight of them

I long to answer His call

My eyes see a Kingdom where my Lord reigns

My heart draws neigh to Him

And I hear the call of His heart

to bring in the harvest

tend to my flock

He bids me reach out for Him

And lift up those who have stumbled

Bind up the wounds of His body

Love the broken hearted

who have weakened in the battle

Less and less of this life has meaning

Though circumstances have not changed

Nothing has worth but what He desires

And to hold on here is to deny His love for me

It is not my home any more

I must be about my Father’s business

But how do I shed the encumbrances of life’s demands

And simply step out of the boat to walk on the water

How do I let go and follow Him?

He has called me by name and I am His.

I do not belong here any more......

Jeanne