Pull me a little closer; take me a little deeper

As I grow older I have found that it is much harder to have faith during certain situations in life. Worries, stress, and fears overcome my thoughts. The burden that Jesus tells me to exchange for his easy yoke seems unreal. And many times I prefer to carry the burdens on my own back, knowing very well that this earthly body of mine cannot handle all things.

Following is an excerptfrom "All of Grace" by C.H. Spurgeon.:

"Note the authority upon which you are commanded to believe, and this will greatly help you to faith. The authority is not mine, or you might well reject it. But you are commanded to believe upon the authority of God himself. He bids you to believe in Jesus Christ, and you must not refuse to obey your maker. The foreman of a certain factory had often heard the gospel, but he was troubled with the fear that he might not come to Christ. His employer one day sent a card to the factory; "Come to my house immediately after work." The foreman appeared at his employer's door, and the employer came out and said somewhat roughly, "What do you want, John, troubling me at this time? Work is done; what right have you here?" "Sir,"he said, "I had a card from you saying that I was to come after work." "Do you mean to say that merely because you had a card from me you came to my house and called me out after business hours?" "Well, sir," replied the foreman, "I do not understand you, but it seems to me that since you sent for me, I had a right to come." "Come in, John," said his employer, "I have another message that I want to read to you," and he sat down and read these words: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Mt 11:28). "Do you think that after such a message from Christ that you can be wrong in coming to Him?" The poor man saw it all at once, and believed in the Lord Jesus for eternal life, because he perceived that he had a good warrant and authority for believing. So have you! You have good authority for coming to Christ, for the Lord himself tells you to trust Him."


After reading this I believe I have been arrogant in a few areas of my life where I have clearly rejected coming to Him. I know that fearing death, being stressed out about work, or worrying about the future does not seem arrogant. In fact, the world calls it "hard working", "normal", "being human", but the LORD calls it rejection of truth. The Lord of Hosts demands obedience to trust Him.


With this song (link below) my heart sings in unison the following words: Your love has ravished my heart and it's taking me over. It's taking me over. And all I want is to be with you forever. With you forever. 
So pull me a little closer, take me a little deeper. I want to know your heart. Your love is so much sweeter than anything I've tasted; I want to know your heart."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIO_kXPBdT0