I Need You

I need You in my life

I need You today 

In this hour

Moment by moment

I need You in my life

I think I’m okay,

And I go on thinking that, 

Until I realize I’m not

I’m not okay

Because I’ve been doing things on my own

In my own strength

According to my own reason

It seeps in every time,

The illusion of “I’m okay”

Like a fog that creeps in 

And gently, quietly, covers the landscape

Until it is so thick

You can’t see the landscape anymore 

You can only see the thick fog of “I’m okay”

It covers everything—

The path, the horizon 

Everything except for the summit 

And when we see it,

When we see the tremendous height of the summit,

We remember our great need

We remember how truly small we are

We remember that we were not made to climb this mountain alone

In the suffocating fog of “I’m okay.”

But with You, in the clear light of “I need…”

I need You today 

In this hour

Moment by moment

I need You in my life

(Ps 43:3) O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places.

(John 15:5) I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

(Is 41:10) Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.