Take me all

When a man dies, and then is revived, or a person is saved from certain death, there seems to be a gratefulness that overcomes him or her. In that grateful spirit they often say, "I will live my life differently now" and often they do. I was just healed of a nasty throat condition that did not allow me to eat much and swallowing was very painful, and sleep was hard to come by. When I woke up yesterday and today, the difference was dramatic. I feel whole again. I too want to live life differently, take advantage of every moment. A life in the Spirit is supposed to be just like this everyday. But something chokes out God's Word in our hearts, and we forget, or put off. Deceitfulness of riches, having no depth in our relationship with Christ, so that persecution takes God's Word from our lives, cares of this life, or satan himself stealing the seed of God's Word from us, these are the things listed in Jesus parable of the seed sower. (Matthew 13) I want to have the good soil in my heart that produces, 30, 60 and 100 fold for God. I want to hear and understand God's Word to me each and every day. I love waking up and feeling the powerful presence of God, and I don't want that to stop, or even falter for a moment. Even in my weakness I want Him to be made strong. "Lord, take it all. Take all of me. Everything I have, everything I am, take me Lord Jesus, take me all. In Jesus name, Amen."