This day, 10 years back, I stood at a BBQ pit with a microphone in my hand and talked about my Love. I don't really remember what I said. There probably wasn't much to say. My story was simple. A guest speaker came for service, I responded to the altar call and he gave me a word of knowledge. God seemed real and cared about what's going on in my life, so I decided to follow Him.
Today, if you gave me a microphone and asked me to talk about my Love, I don't think I possess the necessary vocabulary to describe how great His love for me is. So much have happened in these 10 years. There've been great joys, great pains and a whole lot of confusion. And even as I sat here reminiscing on our crazy journey together, I felt a fresh wave of His Love washing over me.
10 years and still standing. What kept me going? I don't really know. It's not that I am strong or faithful. But in those moments when I was barely holding on, He was holding onto me with His strong love. When I ran away, He pursued me. When I stopped and turned, He was the one who covered the distance between us and ran to embrace me. When I couldn't love myself, He loved me with His all.
He's so good. His love is so high, so deep, so wide, so long. I can't get enough. It compels a response. And I can respond because He loved me first, and it never ends. He's worthy and holy and majestic, and He can only love in the same way that He is - holy, strong, divine, grand and intense. So I keep going, I keep holding on, compelled by the Heat of His gaze and His passion for me. 10 years done and another 10 years more, till I am made one with the Burning One.
I'm holding on to Your Divine Love
I'm holding on and I'm not letting go
It's not my zeal, it's that Your love is strong
It's not my strength, it's that You're faithful
Happy Baptism Day :)