Every Man's Prayer

You have seen what I did to the Egyptians and how I bore you on eagles wings and brought you to Myself. ~ Exodus 19:5
Yes, Lord, You have brought me to heights I didn't even know existed - You have cleaned me and redeemed me from my self. You have taught me and loved me and showered me with Your grace; Your longsuffering and Your lovingkindness have wrapped me and surrounded me with a veil of Your mercy and Your goodness. You have taught me how to look afar without losing sight of what is set right in front of me. You have released me into a greater understanding of Your character and brought to life the scriptures that say to seek You with all our heart and we will find You. I have found You! A relentless pursuit of You proved to be my undoing - that finding You means letting go of my self. That the single minded determination to be in Your presence, to keep pushing until I went over the edge - only to fall directly into Your arms. To feel the very breath of Your Spirit cloaking my brokenness in tenderness and love only to bind up the pieces of my broken heart in visions of the joy set before me. That nothing else matters but to be enveloped in Your design for me. To let myself be pressed and molded into a vessel that can be used by You to declare Your glory.
That my shattered dreams offered up to You on the fire of Your sacrifice could bring me such peace knowing that each one was safe in Your nail scarred hands. That you take the dreams of my heart and reweave them into a tapestry that fits like a glove with an open palm to receive Your blessing and is then woven into the lives that surround me. That Your lofty position encompasses my every move, breath and thought yet, You still rejoice over me with singing! You still delight in me despite my failures, my frustrations and my insecurities. You give us such authority but are so understanding when I fail to use it and Your unequaled love washes me clean in the tears of liquid prayers as I bow myself before You once again to whisper, "be it unto me according to Your word."