The beauty of God's hand in mine;

As I struggle to achieve perfection in the areas of my life that are any thing but perfect, the areas which harbor some unresolved issue of a forgotten life outside of Christ, I am amazed at the effort I put forth trying to overcome these problems of separation which lye between my Savior and I. In this struggle I am broken in will and forced to accept that on my own there is simply no way to bridge that gap. It is at this point that I reach out to take my Lord by the hand and allow Him to pick me up and set me across that great gulf which on my own could not be crossed. It is by resting solely upon the Master's hand and trusting Him to lift me above the problem that I find my victory.

Only when we surrender our will completely unto the Lord and allow Him to have His way with our life will we achieve the level of intimacy which brings to our life the victories so highly sought after. Only when we allow our self to be cast into the fire as a clump of unformed metal, ready to surrender all self assurance and self confidence in accomplishing our goals on our own, and allowing the Lord to have complete control, trusting Him to form us into the likeness to that which is pleasing in His own site can we become useful to His call in our life. Only then can we be counted among the chosen from the midst’s of those whom He calls.

Matt 22:14

14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

(KJV)