The Eternal Motivator
"When we turn from the lures of the world to the person of Christ, we discover the magnet that draws, the anchor that steadies, the fortress that defends, the light that illumines, the treasure that enriches, the law that commands and the power that enables"
-Alexander Maclaren
Take My Life and Let It Be
So often in my prayers, I find myself asking God to do this for me or to give this to me. When I find myself in a rut of self-serving prayers of petition, I am often reminded of the words of one of my favorite old hymns, "Take My Life and Let It Be". Standing in contrast to "give me" preoccupied prayer, this hymn instead asks God to "take" from me. What would my life look like if everyday these words became my heartfelt prayer? That is what I am trying to live out through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Take My Life and Let It Be - Frances R. Havergal 1874
Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee;
Take my voice and let me sing,
Always, only for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee;
Take my silver and my gold,
Not a mite would I withhold.
Take my moments and my days,
Let them flow in endless praise;
Take my intellect and use
Every pow’r as Thou shalt choose.
Take my will and make it Thine,
It shall be no longer mine;
Take my heart, it is Thine own,
It shall be Thy royal throne.
Take my love, my Lord, I pour
At Thy feet its treasure store;
Take myself and I will be
Ever, only, all for Thee.