Dear Lord…
I’ve prayed for your protection, for your providence…
I’ve begged for your forgiveness, for your unfaltering grace.
I’ve asked for your guidance and your strength to inspire me…
I’ve forged through hard places and rough waters,
Trusting your faithful plan for my life.
I’ve questioned your timing, your sovereignty,
I’ve doubted your truths.
I’ve stumbled and fumbled through shaky steps and sudden falls
Wondering how you could ever use my voice.
I’ve pleaded for your blessings.
I’ve searched for your wisdom.
I’ve claimed your Mighty Work in me.
And I’ve praised your miraculous ways.
I’ve sought your power, and reached for your healing hand.
I’ve lifted cherished broken lives to you.
I’ve cried out in surrender, trusting your Divinity.
Dreaming of your Kingdom come.
Grabbing your Light like a starving child.
I’m ready.
To reach further, step farther, stretch wider.
I’m ready.
To stand taller, climb higher, dig deeper.
I’m ready.
To push harder, surrender more, take less.
I’m ready.
To sacrifice my comfortable place…
For you.
Take me there, Lord.
Use my name.
Lead me into your highest calling.
You’ve equipped me for more.
Walk me through the unknown,
Light the way.
I’m ready.
Open up the borders,
Let my walk be limitless
Use everything I’ve got.
Even my broken parts.
I may be weak and weary.
I may be reckless and raw.
I may be small and scared.
But I’m ready.
For more.
I’m yours.
Use me.
I’m all yours.
So beautiful . . . Empowering and glorifying – I’m ready . . . simply beautiful.
Oh Crystal, thank you so much for reading this- and joining me in this prayer. It was a ‘moment’ I had… and I wanted to affirm it, and claim it here. 🙂
I’m. READY.
xxx Love you from Minnesota.
Girl, I know you are. WE are ready. WE are His. <3
Beautiful & moving (as always). Love you girl!
I thought of you, and Christy when I was writing this. I was praying my heart out to God, while listening to this song that erupted all kinds of snotty tears! I’m thinkin’ you are ready too, my dear beloved friend. <3
Absolutely beautiful, Chris and I am so ready here, too 🙂
Oh Janine! I’m so glad you are ready over there, too. <3
I’m not. Never am and never will be. But I guess I just keep trying in the meantime. Wellie boots and all that.
It’s a choice, my love. Being ready isn’t measured by our mental or physical or emotional or even spiritual health. It’s simply a choice to tell God He has our permission to use all of who we are, for His Purpose.
Well, that gave me chills. And I’m ready too. Love you, my friend.
Oh Jennifer… I’m so glad it gave you chills!! I swear I had those same chills when I prayed this prayer in the car while listening to this song and crying. I love that you’re ready too. <3
So touched by this, beautiful one. And this:
“Use everything I’ve got.
Even my broken parts.”
Magic.
Blessings to you.
With heart,
Dani
It was a magical moment I had listening to that song in my car… I began sobbing and praying this very prayer. It’s those times that without warning, our heart rips open and we are free… to give all of us- to Him.
Thank you… for coming and basking in this prayer with me, Dani. <3
What a beautiful prayer!!! I want to say that I’m ready but then I cling to my selfish ways!!!
I think that was where everything just shifted for me, Kim. This moment of prayer was just so powerful- because I think I’m finally able to realize that it doesn’t take ANY changes really… it just take a change of heart. It’s seems so hard and so ‘sacrificial’… but really?
It’s just an opening of your heart… to give to God.
I think you are more ready than you think, my dear friend. <3
I’m ready. Broken, and ready. You’re beautiful.
I think we are best used by God when we are broken, ya know? I mean, who on EARTH would trust a *perfect person*?
*You’re beautiful*
I wish we lived closer. I can see that you would be very good for my soul. 🙂
AW!!! I’d be happy to move over there, Jennie! 😉 I think you would be good for my soul too. <3
This is so beautiful. It made me cry as I read it. He is just waiting for us to be ready. He loves us. He adores us. But He will not beg us. I’m ready. Lord, use me.
He will not force us, beg us, manipulate us, bribe us, but only stretch His Mighty Hands toward us… I dream about all of us standing in prayer saying those simple but oh-so-powerful- words: “I’m ready. Lord, use me.”
Can you imagine?
What a beautiful poem on prayer, He is clearly speaking through you. May you continue to be a tool that He can use.
Thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement, Mary. I love that you sense His Spirit through my words. <3
Hi Chris! My advice to you is ‘Step back’, because a mountain of grace and opportunity will be coming your way! I think God just waits for us to be completely open to his plan. HIS plan.
And when you are? Get ready for heights and rivers, but also for the grace to climb and ford them all. It will be fun to watch what God has in store for you 🙂
Blessings,
Ceil
I am ready for the opportunity and the grace!! I do feel like He has opened new doors for me to walk through… And I pray for his continual guidance in every step!
Loved this: “I’m ready. To sacrifice my comfortable place…For you.”
That that would be the prayer on each of our hearts…imagine what we could accomplish for His kingdom in His power and strength! 🙂
Thank you for sharing this!
Gosh, you are SO right about that Bonnie! Can you imagine? I believe this would be God’s dream for all. Praying we all can say “I’m ready” someday. <3
Love it! Very inspiring. I’ve been in places where I don’t feel like there’s any point to prayer, mainly because I’m so hurt I don’t want to experience disappointment. God has healed me of these and invited me to move forward.
I have been in those places too, Maria. God has a way of pulling us forward and carrying us out of those hard places, and when we come up for air- it’s amazing the new strength and wisdom we have to share and use to bless others. I’m so glad God has healed you and you can more forward!
As always, you faith and your spirit are awe inspiring.
Thanks so much Allie. I have really strong moments… and I have really weak moments too. Believe me. This was a good moment I had with God. Powerful. Through tears I prayed this prayer… while listening to this song in the car. Sometimes faith comes out of nowhere… like it’s been just waiting to pour out. That’s what happened the night I prayed this prayer. It was overwhelmingly beautiful.
your absolute faith is so inspiring to me. I saw something the other day that made me think of you: When you no longer have the strength to stand…kneel
You always seem to have the strength and this post proves why
Oh Kerri, your words mean so so much to me!! Thank you, my friend. I’ve knelt many many times in my life… I have this little saying that goes “Every time you fall to your knees, you rise a little higher.” I don’t know if I made it up, or if it came from somewhere- but I say it a lot!
This is so beautiful, Christine. I am not a very religious person but as I get older I get a little more spiritual. Not sure what I think it all means, but this post is so touching. It’s poetry.
Kathleen, your response means so much to me. I’m just so grateful that you came by to read this and I’m so touched that it moved you. I think lots of people who haven’t been religious throughout their lives, sometimes begin to delve deeper into their spiritual journey as they get older.
I cannot hear that song without sobbing. What beautiful surrender this is. Get ready. You’re about to do great things. I’m blessed to know you and to have read this.
I had such a powerful moment, while driving in the car and listening to this song! I agree, this song is on repeat in my car and my kids and I sing it over and over again. How can you NOT be moved by it? I AM ready. <3 More than ever before...
This really should be on a prayer card that one can just keep tucked into their bible or something. just beautiful.
I had one of those sobbing moments with God… and this is what I prayed. I wanted to ‘document it’ so it would *stick* for those other moments… 🙂
Beautiful and powerful words! And the song is the perfect complement. I’m saving this one so that I can come back to it again and again.
That song is just SO inspiring, isn’t it? Thank you so much for coming by to read this and for saving it Marva. I’m sorry I am just seeing your comment! <3
I think I’ve been so caught up in trying to become a better writer/blogger/twitterer (?) (ha!) … that I’ve forgotten my first passion: just talking with God! And I think it’s an even more amazing thing to write down our thoughts/prayers/conversations with God. Because so often we can look back on them and see all of the ways He has worked to answer our prayers. You’ve inspired me to get back to journaling with God. His work must first begin in us, if we are to be prepared to share it with others. I’m ready too! Spirit, lead us!
YES. I do hope you started journaling again and I pray you feel the intimacy grow with God as you do. Forgive me for responding so late! I am just seeing your comment. <3
What a beautiful way to start my day! This is preparing me for so much more than my standard way of living. Lord, I’m ready!
I’m a big believer that if we offer ourselves to God with open arms and hearts, He might REALLY run with it! 🙂 Let’s keep remembering to say “Lord, I’m ready!” and mean it too. <3