Hand Held Out

Hand Held Out
By Johnie W. Levell
October 28th, 2018

"RIGHT NOW" is the razor's edge -
The tangent between future and past
The clarity of my vision
The clarity of my mission
The investment of time 
Grab hold of the hand held out
Hope is the hand held out

The STEP is the movement that matters
Invest the step, Invest the step you take

The WALK is a razor's edge -
The horizon's center and the ledge
The plan and the past are hollow currency
Fill your lungs to the brim
Feel your lungs breathing in
Grab hold of the hand held out
Hope is the hand held out

The STEP is the movement that matters
Invest the step, Invest the step you take

Reach out beyond yourself
Reach out from the inside
Reaching for the hand 
Reaching for the Hand that made me

The BLINK is the reset switch -
The line between regret and hope
The rivers from our eyes and the soul's tides
More than chance, make it happen
More than circumstance, the door is open
Grab hold of the hand held out
Hope is the hand held out

The STEP is the movement that matters
Invest the step, Invest the step you take

Reach out beyond yourself
Reach out from the inside
Reaching for the hand 
Reaching for the Hand that made me

On the Walk

LORD, God Almighty, 

I praise you for Your love that is bigger than my wandering heart.  
Please draw me onto Your paths, to walk with You like Enoch walked with You.  
Draw me close to Your side and Your Heart.
When circumstances weigh down on my soul, LORD, please shield me and lift me out of the raging sea.  
Guard my heart from falling from You.
Transform my heart - mold it and shape it into the image of Christ.  
Give me a heart after Your own heart.
Lead me deeper into Your Word, past the ankle deep tide pools, and into the deep waters of Your grace.
Help me forgive like You have forgiven me.
Never let me go.
Thank You for Jesus, my Savior who made me, saved me, and sanctified me.
I praise You forever for Your glorious grace!