Jerry Reed's wisdom

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'
We're gonna do what they say can't be done.

We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there.
I'm east bound, just watch ol' "Bandit" run

Shockingly, Jerry Reed sounded good to me at this moment.

Opening up a few weeks ago about needing to practice humility and learning that I really lack gentleness and patience was cathartic. Yet, exposing some of the dark places in my life to people that I do not know well is scary. It has also been trying. Submission is a topic that has pervaded my mind over the last few days, too. Consequently, I went to New York last week with a bunch of strangers, and I learned that skin is much thinner that I thought, and that control is something I horde. It is disturbing.

I read a passage in the book, Spiritual Classics on the plane last week from A.W. Tozer on submission. He used Genesis 22:1-19 when God tested Abraham by commanding him to sacrifice Isaac. The blessing in this passage was when Tozer discussed that God brought Abraham to the point where he knew Abraham had submitted and there would be no retreat. Sadly, I do not if I'm completely there yet. Oh, that God finds me completely surrendered. I can state emphatically that is the desire of my heart to hear God say, "Do not do anything to him. Now I know that you fear God...." It is amazing that this declaration is made because Abraham did not withhold his son from sacrifice. What "sons" do I need to sacrifice? There are many.

So, what does Jerry Reed have to do with this? I have a long way to go, and "this life is but a span". Meaning, I have a short time to get there, and a sense of urgency overwhelms me to the point of depression and guilt sometimes. Yet, I am Eastbound, so keep watching this "'ol Bandit run"!