Where is Home...

If home is where the heart is then the question must be asked where is my heart. This world with all its urgencies and headlines seems to take control even without my permission but You O Lord are ever present and in You do I find my refuge! I only need to think of whom You’ve been to me in times of need and it doesn’t take long before the things that have surrounded me fade away into the shadows. Lord it’s been too long, for even if a single day goes by without meeting you I know my heart cries out in the silence of my own desperation. Though my flesh chases after ideals and regulations in order to show it’s worth my soul knows nothing counts unless You’re in it. Please don’t leave me in the mess I’ve made. In the hand of my God is the key that unlocks every door to my heart and You have the ability to melt this heart of stone as if it were wax in the heat of the noonday sun. Lord, open my eyes that I may see the ways within that cause this separation between us and give me the strength to overcome, for You are my home; You are the foundation on which I stand and under Your wing do I find peace from the storm. When the skies darken all I need is one reminder of who You are, for you gently lift my chin and when our eyes meet there is nothing else, You are my all in all. Lord I long for the day I see you with my own eyes and this wonderful faith is replaced with sight but until that day comes I will faithfully run this race and all that entails, for You are the Lord of the Dance and Your presence causes me to overflow with joy. Who but You O Lord knows me inside and out, it doesn’t matter who else knows my story as long as I can walk hand in hand with You! Thank You for undeserved mercy, thank You for unconditional love, and thank You for the purpose You have placed inside this heart O Lord, for in You is my only place of rest.