To the girl who wants to race through life and the boy who needs time. Lord, I walk day by day with you.
To the girl met with uncertainty and the boy riddled with confusion, You are the God of clarity.
To the girl who is reminded of her worth in Jesus and the boy confused with his identity, Holy Spirit tell us the truth of who you are and help us discover who we are in Christ.
To the girl who is often times a control freak and the boy who is passive, Lord may there be common ground.
To the girl who dreams and the boy who is learning to dream, God pour out your creativity within us.
To the girl who has a tight grip on what it looks like and the boy who feels overwhelmed, Lord level the ground we stand on.
To the girl who is innocent and the boy dealing with his past, Lord may we be on the same page.
To the couple, you are perfectly positioned to seek first the Kingdom and His righteousness, and walk steadily together.
Day by Day. What does it mean to walk day by day with the Lord, but also in a relationship?
Honestly, I don't know. I've never had the opportunity to walk day by day with someone until now. And now I guess I'm a little scared because I realize through the nudge from the Holy Spirit that I made decisions that were not the best. I have been functioning in what the relationship should look like whether it be due to Hollywood or things that have been modeled to me. I never thought what dating without titles looked like because I've never seen that before. I just thought you date and quickly figure it out or you are dating just to date.
What if you dated to figure out whether or not it can go further or the person can be a candidate? Lord have mercy on people like me who feel like they have to control everything. Constantly analyzing if I was too pushy or aggressive. God I'm sorry for driving when I should've just been riding... for trying to do and be everything without ever talking to you about it. For being so excited that I left you behind.
Now on the back end of things, I realize I wanna receive. I wanna make good choices, but in setting standards do I push away the person that could actually be the one? The balance is a hard one. There are questions and few answers.
Day by Day is a technique to living that is smart. There is a time for every season under Heaven...sometimes you dream with God for what you desire or attempt to plan and other times you do your best to not look too far ahead. Focus on the step and the next step and the next...and so on. God is in the steps. Day by Day is the way the presence of God is positioned (manifested) in each step. If I
could choose to have a do over, I'd opt out because I had the joy of knowing the person on the other end. I would desire a round 2 , I would do better at seeking first the Kingdom of God, surrendering to the process rather than pushing an agenda that was never even mine to begin with, and I would fall into the arms of time. Time can be a safety net or a bully, sometimes it reminds of deadlines and other times saves us in the end. I want time to become my friend because I need not to be in a hurry for anyone or anything.
Lord,
Day by Day, I choose you.
Day by Day, I will walk at a steady pace with him until the door is shut.
Day by Day, I won't judge the progress but enjoy the process.
Day by Day, I will embrace joy.
Day by Day, I know you strengthen me by the unity of the Trinity.
Day by Day, I will worship, honor and glorify you.
Day by Day, I am reminded of who you are in me- intertwined.
Day by Day, You show me that my life reflects you.
Day by Day, I count the moments rather than the minutes.
Day by Day, I won't allow my society to bully me into thinking how my relationship should look.
Day by Day, I will allow the Holy Spirit to shape me internally in every aspect.
If the "he" in this relationship reads this, forgive me. I know you thought it was all you, but it's not. I pushed you unintentionally, but I want to do better.
Lord, will you walk steadily with me? And I with you?
And will you, let me walk steadily with you?
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
-Jeremiah 17:7-8
My trust is in the Lord, My trust is the Lord- this is how I am to walk Day by Day. The stream gives me clarity, the Lord allows me to withstand the season of drought. He gives increase to my growth and each season of my life.
I am becoming the tree. <3
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