Will I or Will I Not?
If Jesus, who lived a human existence just as I do, who knew exactly what horrors he was about to face, submitted his will to God's with a "nevertheless", then who am I, His follower, to not do the same? When agonizing in prayer in my own Garden of Gethsemane how can I not follow the way of Yeshua and lay my life in Heavenly Father's keeping as He did? I can. It's never been about what I am or am not able to do. Always it has been whether or not I will.
So the question begs to be asked. Will I? Will I submit myself to His full and complete Lordship? Will I surrender my ideas, my opinions, my thoughts, my desires, my wants, my way to His? Will I look and see as He sees? Will I choose Him always, over all? Will I? Will I willingly walk through the valley of the shadow of death knowing He is with me? Will I walk through the fire knowing I will not be burned? Will I walk through the waters believing they will not overflow me? Will I trust the flame will not kindle upon me because He is the Lord my God and I am His? Will I?
Will I endure hardship like a good soldier of Jesus Christ in absolute faith and trust? Will I trust and not be afraid? Will I live to please God and God alone? Will I? When it feels yucky, awful, overwhelming, unbearable will I stand on what He has said? Will I? When the pain seems to saturate every cell in my body will I believe that still He is good, that His loving kindness never ends, that joy comes in the morning? Will I live like I have been given beauty for ashes and the oil of joy for mourning? Will I love the unpleasant and unkind? Will I trust and not doubt? Will I?
When chaos seems louder than the music will I still sing of His faithfulness? Will I stand when no one else stands and proclaim the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living? When the mountains are shaking, when the hills are removed, will I still rise and faithfully bless His name? What then? Will I? This is the question every one must ask. Will I?
So the question begs to be asked. Will I? Will I submit myself to His full and complete Lordship? Will I surrender my ideas, my opinions, my thoughts, my desires, my wants, my way to His? Will I look and see as He sees? Will I choose Him always, over all? Will I? Will I willingly walk through the valley of the shadow of death knowing He is with me? Will I walk through the fire knowing I will not be burned? Will I walk through the waters believing they will not overflow me? Will I trust the flame will not kindle upon me because He is the Lord my God and I am His? Will I?
Will I endure hardship like a good soldier of Jesus Christ in absolute faith and trust? Will I trust and not be afraid? Will I live to please God and God alone? Will I? When it feels yucky, awful, overwhelming, unbearable will I stand on what He has said? Will I? When the pain seems to saturate every cell in my body will I believe that still He is good, that His loving kindness never ends, that joy comes in the morning? Will I live like I have been given beauty for ashes and the oil of joy for mourning? Will I love the unpleasant and unkind? Will I trust and not doubt? Will I?
When chaos seems louder than the music will I still sing of His faithfulness? Will I stand when no one else stands and proclaim the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living? When the mountains are shaking, when the hills are removed, will I still rise and faithfully bless His name? What then? Will I? This is the question every one must ask. Will I?