Shortly after I began writing, I woke up in the wee hours of the morning with a song in my head. It was a song that I’d probably only heard twice, but the words were so distinct as I laid there that I had to get up. It says:
‘There’s a voice that cries out in the silence
Searching for heart that will love him
Longing for child that will give him their all’. I wept bitterly. I didn’t know if I was capable of giving my all. You see, I’d always only given God the parts that I thought were good enough, but here it was in the wee hours of the morning and God was asking me to let go of everything that I ever thought I had to hold on to.
Since then, I’ve slowly let go. I really wish I could tell you that it was instantaneous. It’s been a slow process. I’m someone who’s used to being in control of my own life (or so I thought), instead, God has shown me over and again that He’s the one in control, and I just have to trust Him and His promises. He sends devotions and scriptures and words of encouragement that are timely. One of my items that I’m thankful for that seems to be a recurring item – God cares about every single detail of my life. He cares. Every time I think of it, I’m both humbled and in awe.
Friends, God wants all of you. Not just the parts that you show to the world. He wants the ugly parts. He wants the broken parts. He’s waiting for you to give them all to Him, so that He can fix it and make it better than new. Give Him your all.
Dear Heavenly Father, we thank you for caring about the smallest details of our lives. Help us to give it all to you, every single part of us.