Her and I we wiggled our toes together under the covers and sat there in my bed in gleeful silence listening to these words over and over again...
"You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep
My faith will stand
And I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine
Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand
Will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You've never failed and You won't start now
So I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine
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Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
I will call upon Your name
Keep my eyes above the waves
My soul will rest in Your embrace
I am Yours and You are mine"
Sweet girl of mine, when did your soul get old enough to soak in your Savior the way that you do? When did you learn to live extravagantly loved the way that you do? When did you learn to ask the heart-questions, the hard-questions? I'm aw-struck by the gift of glimpses into that precious heart of yours.
You and I we sat bundled up on a cool Spring night and together we sang it out. You and I asking the Lord to lead us to where our trust is without borders. We begged our Jesus to let us walk upon the waters wherever He would call us. Take us deeper than our feet could ever wander, and our faith will be made stronger in His presence...
We didn't say a word to one another, you and I.
We just sang, there, together.
When you were born sweet girl, the Lord was teaching me to trust Him without borders... to trust His plans and to surrender my own. And you know what? My faith has been made magnificently stronger since you came into this world, into my world. You are my joy and you testify of His love and kindness in the way that you love on our family, in the way that you love on me.
Sweet girl it might be hard to believe in some of our moments that His plans are trustworthy. Sometimes they just might feel downright scary, impossible. But if we we let it all go, if we surrender what we think we know, for what He most certainly knows, our faith will be made magnificent. Our hearts will be radiant. And there is nothing on this earth more attractive than a woman fully surrendered to her glorious Savior.
Nothing.
You are off to bed now... And I am here half thanking the Lord, half begging the Lord. Sweet girl, may you have the courage to let Him take you where ever He would will, even if at first you feel afraid. His worst plan is better than your absolute best plan.
You are eight, and your heart is down-right gorgeous.
I get giddy over the thoughts of witnessing what amazing things He has in store for your life if only you are willing to walk with Him and not with this world.
My Dancing Girl, thank you for sitting and singing with me tonight.
You in my life, reminds me of His trust-worthiness, reminds me that when I think I can't, I can indeed, do all things through Christ who lives mightly in me.
"Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You've never failed and You won't start now...
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine..."
