My Early Morning Prayer...

It was probably somewhere around 6:00 am. I was just beginning to wake up. I remember that in those first waking moments I began to pray. My first words reached only as far as the salutation. I remember beginning my prayer with the words - "Lord - God - Father." Even in the twilight hours I had enough mental capacity about me for those words to catch my attention and become a point of recognition and surrender. After these three words of address I found myself pondering the significance of each and the necessity of them all.

Lord - If I choose to address Him as Lord then I have realize that this is not merely a word but rather a declaration and I have to bear the weight/responsibility that comes with that declaration. Basically - the weight - the responsibility - I give Him full control (Lordship) of my life. All my life. Every aspect. When I call Him Lord I'm declaring that He is in charge and I am not. (Funny how this becomes a lifelong and reoccuring lesson) If I can accept the fact that He is in control the process of putting my full weight on Him becomes much easier.

I Surrender!

God - When I declare Him as God - I'm reminding myself that He is the Master. He is Sovereign. As Sovereign God - I understand that He owns his creation (of which I am a part) and He can do whatever He wishes with that creation. I can also trust that He will act out of His goodness and His justice. He's not going to jerk me around. I understand that, as God - He has a plan for me and my family and I can rest assured that He is working out that plan.

I Surrender!

Father - When I call Him Father I find great comfort as I call out to a Loving Papa. He will hold me. He will embrace me. He will correct me. He will guide me. He will care for me. He accepts me. He's cheering for me. He wants me to succeed. He understands my frustrations. He is patient with me in my anxieties. He'll never leave me. He'll never lie to me. He won't abandon me and He won't dissappoint me.

I Surrender!

That was quite an early morning lesson. The great thing is that it has lasted throughout the day and all througout the day I've continued to surrender.