“I was wrestling with what I thought were demons to escape the wilderness…when finally I learned that is where You are. Yes, I am finding you in the desolate, mundane, bonds. You are teaching me, changing me, preparing me for a greater day. In the dark, my soul swells with light. In nothingness, You give me songs of thanks. In the unknown, I cling tighter to Your garment. In the chains, my spirit learns to fly.

I would not have chosen this road on my own. I do not want to be here, honestly. But if this is where Your glory is the greatest. If here is where You make my heart like Yours… If here is where You are, how can I long to be anywhere else? I must have You, Lord. You are my source. I know no life apart from You. If obedience is here in the face of hungry lions, then so be it. Here I am, Lord. I say “yes” again.”