Bliss?

A ten-plus hour plane ride can be tedious especially if one has a slight fear of flying...More specifically a fear of NOT flying, crashing! Most likely this fear has stemmed from one too many episodes of 24. 

But the beginning flight from Chicago to Newark was different. I opened my journal, Bible, and "Crazy Love" and set aside some quiet devotion time. The past four days have been a blur and the silence was welcome. To reflect on the Lord, summer this far, and what's to come. In the course of journeling and reading, I was intensely struck by this simple prayer in "Crazy Love": "Jesus, I need to give myself up." TRUTH. So I want me more than HIM? Usually. Am I in the habit of denying myself? No. And so, I launch into a summer of service, caring for 2 precious children with the realization that I need to give myself up. "Jesus I want you. And when I don't want you, I want to want you." It's him first and when I'm wanting Him, service will be a joy. Giving myself will be hard, but worth it. He will bless beyond belief. I will fail, but praise the Lord. He looks for persistence, not perfection. THIS is bliss. Shear bliss.