All I Need

I love it when God just so obviously reminds me that He's got things under control. I don't know why it always seems to catch me off guard. Why should I be surprised? It's kind of what He does...you know, the whole love thing?

So last night I was feeling kind of down (hence the venting post). After I wrote that, I opened my Bible, kind of at a loss, not really knowing what I wanted to read. I decided to read James 4. I really love verse 8, Come near to God & He will come near to you.

After that, I read the passage in the Message: ...Hit bottom & cry your eyes out. The fun & games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it's the only way you'll get on your feet.

There's something about getting on your knees that is powerful. I think part of it is just in the humbling nature of being on your knees, totally broken, surrendered. I just needed to read that, to do that.

Also, I've found that in this time that I feel like I need true worship, I've really enjoyed the time that I do get by myself. I love to sit in my room after everyone else has gone to bed & play my guitar. I have a chair I like to sit in with my journal, Bible, music, & guitar all within reach. Those are the times that I've really come to cherish.

Brokenness, surrender, kneeling, music, solitude, stillness...for these things I'm thankful.

You are all I need when I'm surrounded
You are all I need when I'm by myself
You fill me when I'm empty
There is nothing else
You're all I need