Ash...long ago...not so long ago...

Today I was reminded again that come January I'm really leaving this place. This city. These people. There have been many hard days since I came to Calgary, but there have also been so many wonderful moments--the good, the bad, it was all woven together by Jesus. I'm realizing how much I'm going to miss some people and things here. I have some fabulous friends here that have become like family; I have a great church that I've loved being a part of; I love the ministry opportunities I've had here...so many things. This is the land where God broke me, where I wandered, where I felt almost every emotion, where He put me back together...this is where me and Jesus had our honeymoon and worked out our relationship. But even today I know that it's time to push on. That there is so much more and so much deeper to go. It requires more of my time and energy, but I want to spend it all on Him. If it's one thing I know (and something I wish I didn't forget) is that I may go all over this globe and meet a billion people, do a thousand things, but Jesus is my constant. He is my Only. My Rock, my Friend, my Father. Everything shifts and changes, including myself and the scenery, but He remains.

Lord I give you my heart again. I'm sorry for the time I spend being busy or tired instead of looking to you and just being with You. Thankyou for being my One. Draw me near as I draw near to You. I love you. Your love is extravagant in my life. Clothe me in that. Amen.