[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51eStupEiJg&w=480&h=390]
After bathing Hero this past week… or rather, watching Shauna bathe Hero this past week, I couldn’t help but ponder my own resistance to God and his cleansing work. Far too often, I resist him, fight him, and make the inevitable intolerably difficult. With this video comes a fresh prayer from my heart:
Lord Jesus, I surrender.
Not with a stiff spine, not with unbending knees.
I bow. I flop. I fall flat out at your feet—
Joyfully, expectantly, rightfully.
Speak, Lord. Your servant is listening.
Waiting.
Wanting you.
Longing for your kingdom to come.
Aching to be in the middle of the action.
Ready to take a step of faith.
Amen.
That was SO funny. I remember bathing our cocker spaniel in our bathtub at home and having a huge mess… the kids were little and they were just laughing and having a ton of fun watching me wrestle a 20 pound dog. What a mess~ What was I thinking?
No video to be seen!
Dennis, the vid doesn’t appear in the emailed post, just in the main page on the blog. I tried that and its there. Peace!