Here I am.
The speaker in church this
morning made a comment that reminded me of something I read during the week...that
is the last phrase of Isaiah's talk with God..."Here I am. Send
me" This phrase "here I am" is the word Hineni. Literally
it means - I am here, I am aware, I am fully present.
Hineni is said only a handful of
times in the Bible...by Isaiah in Isaiah 6:8, several times by Abraham
concerning the binding of Isaac, by Jacob, Moses, Samuel and by God Himself
when He foretells the coming of Christ to earth ...Isaiah 52:6…therefore my
people will know my name, Behold here I Am!
In truth this word is in direct
relation to a call from God, a request “Who will I send?” It is a response to
God, to begin living for something larger than yourself, “Are you in?”
I am here, I am aware, I am fully
present…living intentionally…of course in relation to my faith, hopefully to
anything I feel God is asking me to do, but even more simply, this is something
I have been trying to do in my everyday walking about life, which of course God
is asking me to do.
Don’t we sometimes get so wrapped up
in our sorry problems, our regretful situations and our sad circumstances that
we forget to live in the moment, the moment where life is happening right now,
the moment where if we live intentionally, we would bypass another regretful
situation.
Following is a gathering of ideas
and thoughts of what I need to keep in mind of this walking about life of mine…not
necessarily all my words but I love them just the same.
Have a vision of who I want to
be, what I want to contribute, where I want to be…to be my best self, to be
present and to be intentional.
Believe in my ability to figure
things out; with time dedication and effort it will happen. It will not be easy, there will be suffering,
other people will be j-rks…but I will figure it out, proving my confidence and
competence and worth.
Have fun, even when it’s hard…be
pro-active, bring joy…I will bring light to the darkness. This is not luck, it is discipline.
Be patient…be cool…allow time for
things to happen, be persistent. Be the
peaceful warrior.
Love and respect others in this
game of life…this is critical to my everyday walking about life.
Trust God; to let go and let God.
Stop planning and thinking and being affected, practice accepting what I cannot
change.
Show gratitude; my blessings and
His amazing grace.
I love that…here I am.
