The Understanding of Myself

Earthbound,

But longing for sky

Wind, rushing

beneath

wings

Sunlit

Eagle eyed

Intent on pursuit

Riding invisible waves of air

God watches from the heavens

The realization occurs to me that I alone can decide what I will believe about myself

And because God usually speaks in whispers

I decided that his decibel was not loud enough for my clogged ears

So I chose speakers of another kind

Only to find the noise of this world was not articulate enough to speak to the core of me

Could never master the Divine tongue which spoke me into existence

I untether and come into agreement with the Almighty

Pull the headphones out of my ears

and listen to my Creator

I am who the I Am declares me to be

Spoke me from eternity

Days ordained before one came to be

Hemmed in behind and before

Intimately known

God knew me before I existed

Quilting soul with spirit with body

Declared me wonderful!

And His thoughts concerning me are without number

Father spoke life to my crushed spirit

Making me a coheir through the shed blood of His Son

Now the Spirit resides in this earthen vessel

And the breath of God fills this mortal frame

The unlikeliest of holy temples

And dry bones come alive

Lit by holy fire

These light and momentary troubles

are nothing compared to eternal glory

they have produced something indestructible

hardness inpenetrable

diamond strong

gold refined

God’s strength in the midst of human weakness

I have waited upon the Lord and found Him consistent

I have found him able to handle the weight of my sorrows

Willing and capable of healing the deepest pain

I now take flight

Attaining heights He foreordained

For me to climb

Before the foundations of universe and world were laid

Before time and space collided

Before stars were born

And gravity bound wandering feet to earth

Father, Son, and Spirit declared me worthy of being an image bearer of their divinity

Gave me the ability to speak and create

God set me in history

With a precision only He can execute

Called

Chosen

Sent

To declare His glory

To show that resurrection occurs in the here and now

And not just the hereafter