Fears and Tears

Do you trust Me? It seems like God is asking me this question at this time. When you get to the heart of the matter, it is – Do you love Me? When I moved here years ago, I began to receive words from the Lord. The words would repeat themselves and I would write them down in my journal. My newest word from the Lord is “prostrate,” face down, surrendering to the Lord and holding nothing back. It is a beautiful image of abandoning oneself to the Lord, to be face down, knowing that He cares for me, He hears my prayers and He holds me close.

Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come. Revelation 4:8

When my husband was ordained Deacon, during the ordination rite there is a time when the men lay face down before the altar of the Lord, surrendering themselves to the Lord. It was a beautiful witness of seven men giving themselves completely to the service of the Lord.

It is a reminder to keep my focus on Him, to continue in my Lenten practices, and to be faithful to my promises. Here I am Lord; I trust you and I love you, speak to me, to my heart what your will is.

I might live for God, I have been crucified with Christ; yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me; insofar as I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who has loved me and given himself up for me. Galations 2:19-20