Not Strong At All

None of us are strong
for very long.
We've been accustomed
to handling all life throws at us
with the thought
that we must go at it alone.

We act brave.
We pretend to have all the answers.
We march into situations
fully prepared to handle delicacy
with memorized responses.
Sometimes we hide from life.
We don't know how
to handle things
and we don't
or we don't do it well.
Human life is so precious.
If only there were enough words
to describe how precious.

When I stop and consider
life's complexities
and the priorities
and the deep inner needs,
it's not the needs of the world
that affect me
as much as the ones
right inside of me.
The ones in my immediate circle
of friends and family.

Heart, take time to sit and cry.
Tell the Almighty you need Him.
Sit with Him until He pours in
and pours in and pours in.
And don't leave until you
are filled to overflowing.

I cannot give anything
that affects anything
in ways that are life-giving
without all that God is,
filling all the lack that I am.

Precious heart,
you are truly in desperate need.
Let's sit with God together
and wait on Him
to refresh our weary soul.
And when we leave,
to never ever
want less than what
we came for.