Walk confidently

Walk confidently.  Take each step grounded in the wisdom of God that with each stride we gain understanding and loosen our grip on fear.  Let us leave behind the doubt which plagues our society and infests our hearts for we know the love of the Father, the call of the heart rings out the joy discovered as we walk we confidently in our faith.      Our path leads through the ticket to a beauteous opening, an inlet.  With excitement we walk to the edge of a cliff and we stand, we gaze at the glory, the majesty, the beauty below.  The birds freely fly and nestle into their homes among the rocks, they fear not the crashing waves below. The spray from each collision with the jetting stones creates a pattern among the rocks.  The white caps of the returning waters meet the fast moving waves rushing to reach the inlet.  The force too great and the white caps returning to the inlet never to return to sea.  Flowers grow among the rocks, the pink and white pedals protrude from the cracks, some struggle to soak in the sunlight.  The cliffs are a sight of beauty; they keep one seeking more, hunting for any hidden beauty.  The sun beats warm and the day quickly passes though time goes unnoticed.  The winds have changed and the tiny pebbles once resting at the top of the cliff now blow into the waters below.  Fear begins to creep into the mind which encourages timid steps backward, suddenly the viewed changed.  No longer do we see the beauty of the self-contained Eco system dwelling among the cliffs rather just the harsh waves barreling toward the shore.  Breath taken, breath halted as the wave disappears leaving only a spray over the ocean.  How quickly we forget the beauty, the solace of the inlet.  Fear is for those who know not the power, the love, the magnitude of God.  Fear, the companion of the mind, preys upon doubt and unknowns that it may quickly convert these thoughts to haunting fears coupled with the desire to retreat.  Walk confidently to the edge of the cliff, gaze at the life below and be filled with the love of God.  Grounded in the Father the mind knows no fear, it feels only truth for it is guided by wisdom, enveloped in understanding and distinguish in heavenly knowledge.  Before our eyes we see clouds of comforting peace; icebergs of glacial glory; rains of torrential life and sands of radiating warmth.  The beauty which our eyes detect pales in comparison to the beauty which the heart knows; the beauty which the heart speaks for God wraps us in each cloud that we may feel his comforting touch.  The icebergs our protective walls ready to take down even the fasted, most "unsinkable" ship.  The rains which fall upon the fields are the rains by which we are fed, life blossoms after each rainfall for the soul has been watered in God's love.  Finally, the sands provide the warmth that our souls never grow weary, the soul never shiver for it is cradled in the warming love of the Father.  Walk confidently, no need to tread the waters lightly.  to check each cobble stone to see if the mortar will hold; leaving the holding to God.  Fear not the winds which blow; rather stand tall in faith and be set free in God.  Let the heart speak, let the mind be silent and this you will hear echo off the walls of the cliff:

Today I walk with confidence

I have shed my fears for I know God

God speaks in the beauty of my surroundings

He calls to me in my dreams

My prayers He answers for I have learned to listen

The days are filled with chaos

I run from moment to moment

My mind drawn to this chaos

It loves to banter with doubt

Distracted but a moment from my mind

I clearly see the beauty of this world

With each beat of the heart I listen

I have learned to stop

To hear

To feel

I am rested

My heart settled in God

And the day continues in chaos 

But my life in love

Confidence in my steps

 Wisdom my map

A treasure discovered in my lifetime

My faith my treasure

Discovered within

Discovered in the arms of God

I walk not alone

Each step taken with God

Confident I will remain for I have been imparted with wisdom

I now recognize God in my midst

I understand that reality is not found on the surface

Listen, it speaks loudly though the noises of this world drone on

No matter the pitch

No matter the volume

The heart can be heard 

For I have learned to listen

The cliffs have settled my soul

I know I rest in You and You in me

Fear has been washed away

It crashed into the jetting stone leaving but a spray of doubt

This doubt quickly dismissed by love

It envelops me 

I walk with confidence

When night falls I rest wrapped in love

No fear antagonize my sleep

In this silence I am reminded to listen

My needs are few 

For I have learned to listen

To see

To hear

To feel God in my life

God is my life

Faith has brought me along a path

This path I will walk

Sometimes I will run

Other times I will just sit and taken in the majesty which is this path

My path

Our path

A path with leads to God

Unencumbered by doubt

I walk confidently 

Treasure in hand

I walk to the edge of the cliff

And take in all the beauty which surrounds me

My life is beauty

My life alive in Christ

Each breath of love inhaled expels fear

Now I sit at the edge of the cliff

Bask in the warmth of the sun

Only know I know that it is the warmth of the Son I long for

The beauty that surrounds me is me

I am beauty for I am the love of God

Quickly I walk

Confidence with stride

For my faith tells me to bring others to this cliff

Once they see

Once the feel

They will know the beauty of God

God you are love

God, love you give

May I bring this love to others with each step I walk in confidence

This, the prayer of listening, this the prayer of hearing for no words need spoken for the heart knows each of our needs.  Let us walk confidently, listening intently and respond willingly to the call, the love of God.