Yoked with God: A Journey of Change

Oh Lord, I know You –
Maybe only a tiny bit,
for You are so great.
But knowing you,
such as I do,
Whether it be a vast portion of Truth,
Or only a glimpse by which to hope,
I am changed.
No longer am I
confused
inept
discouraged
sad.
I am Yours –
And you are Love:
The most beautiful,
desirable, sought-after
quality in life.
I can be content;
All I need is contained
in My spirit, my mind,
and thus in every area of my life.
Whether rich or poor –
Young or old, ignorant or wise,
esteemed or ridiculed –
none of these matter.
Only You do I seek to please.
Not because you demand it,
But because it’s the way things are
When they are in order:
The child honoring the father –
the father caring for the child.
A team, a partnership –
a fellowship –
a yoked pair.
Yoked gladly, joyfully, enthusiastically.
Moving purposefully
Along the Way,
enjoying the experiences,
the scenery,
Yet knowing that the best is yet to come.
The longer the companionship,
the deeper the feeling for one another is known,
acknowledged and expressed.
Somewhere in the place called ‘eternity’ in my mind,
Is the ecstasy indescribable
By human understanding.
To know it exists –
And to know I’m on my way there,
Is to transform me here and now.
I have a new vision of who I am.
This person, yoked with the God the Creator,
Sustainer of the universe –
Yet the gentle shepherd,
the unassuming helper.
Because I’m yoked with You,
Your fellowship changes me.
You give me new visions,
new competency,
new knowledge,
new wisdom,
new strength,
new desires,
new goals.
When I’m so fascinated by You,
caught up in admiration,
That I forget myself,
Then I am a new creature in Christ.
Through Christ’s loving sacrifice
made real in me by my appreciation,
Christ is expressed in me, through me, by me.
I don’t understand how, or why…
I do know it’s right.
It’s being content – in all circumstances.
It’s like a veil lifting,
or seeing face to face,
instead of in a mirror darkly.