Deep Waters
I’ve enjoyed being around water whether it’s the ocean, a lake or a pool. There is something about water that pulls the stress right out of me. I think it’s the waves and the ripples. In the shallow waters, I can touch the bottom and feel a bit anchored. Out in the deep water, there is a lot more going on and I can’t touch, so I have to work a bit to keep my head out of the water. That part can become stressful.
Following the Lord is a lot like being in the water. I can be in the shallow end where I feel in control and safe because I can touch. However, He often calls me out to the deep waters where I’m dependent on Him. He has much to teach me in the deep waters. Check this out…
5 The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out. 6 Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find? 7 The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them. (Proverbs 20:5-7 NIV)
The depths of my heart are like deep waters. They may look calm on the surface, but there are problems underneath. The deep waters tell the truth about what is going on in my heart and the Lord knows all about it.
I want the Lord to take on the deep waters of my heart and do some great work there. I want to uninhibited by His Presence in the deep waters of my heart. I want to go to the deep waters where He does some great work in me. The shallow end is safe, but almost silly after having been in deep waters. There’s way more freedom and fun in the deep end. There’s more space to explore and room to move. I want the Lord to search the depths of my heart and clean my heart up and make it presentable before Him.
Pressing On! Dwayne