I have Him // Or He has me // Or both // Or neither
"I entreat you therefore, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, that you present your bodies as a living sacrifice to God, holy and pleasing-- this is your spiritual act of worship." >> Paul, Romans 12:1
"There, in the quiet of that late hour, I said to the Holy Spirit, 'My Lord, I have mistreated You all my Christian life. I have treated You like a servant. When I wanted You I called for You; when I was about to engage in some work I beckoned You to come and help me perform my task. I have kept You in the place of a servant. I have sought to use You only as a willing servant to help me in my self-appointed and chosen work. I shall do so no more. Just now I give You this body of mine; from my head to my feet, I give it to You. I give You my hands, my lips, my eyes and lips, my brain; all that I am within and without, I hand over to You for You to live in it the life that You please. You may send this body to Africa, or lay it on a bed with cancer. You may blind the eyes, or send me with Your message to Tibet. You may take this body to the Eskimos, or send it to a hospital with pneumonia. It is your body from this moment on. Help yourself to it. Thank You, my Lord, I believe You have accepted it, for in Romans twelve and one You said "acceptable unto God." Thank You again, my Lord, for taking me. We now belong to each other.'" >>Walter L. Wilson, 1914
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(Am I willing to pray that prayer?
Are you?)
Oh God, make me willing.
Or: Oh God, make me willing to be willing.
Or just: Oh God, make me.
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"Can I have You, Holy Spirit?
Will you come into my heart?
I'd like to have the whole of You
instead of merely parts."
And then I heard the voice of God,
the great Jehovah, say:
"Can I have you, my dear daughter?
Will you let me have your heart?
I'd like to have the whole of You
instead of merely parts."
"There, in the quiet of that late hour, I said to the Holy Spirit, 'My Lord, I have mistreated You all my Christian life. I have treated You like a servant. When I wanted You I called for You; when I was about to engage in some work I beckoned You to come and help me perform my task. I have kept You in the place of a servant. I have sought to use You only as a willing servant to help me in my self-appointed and chosen work. I shall do so no more. Just now I give You this body of mine; from my head to my feet, I give it to You. I give You my hands, my lips, my eyes and lips, my brain; all that I am within and without, I hand over to You for You to live in it the life that You please. You may send this body to Africa, or lay it on a bed with cancer. You may blind the eyes, or send me with Your message to Tibet. You may take this body to the Eskimos, or send it to a hospital with pneumonia. It is your body from this moment on. Help yourself to it. Thank You, my Lord, I believe You have accepted it, for in Romans twelve and one You said "acceptable unto God." Thank You again, my Lord, for taking me. We now belong to each other.'" >>Walter L. Wilson, 1914
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(Am I willing to pray that prayer?
Are you?)
Oh God, make me willing.
Or: Oh God, make me willing to be willing.
Or just: Oh God, make me.
>>
"Can I have You, Holy Spirit?
Will you come into my heart?
I'd like to have the whole of You
instead of merely parts."
And then I heard the voice of God,
the great Jehovah, say:
"Can I have you, my dear daughter?
Will you let me have your heart?
I'd like to have the whole of You
instead of merely parts."