Wherever you go, there you are

“Wherever you go, there you are” is a truism that can be interpreted a numbers of ways from “duh” to deep.  In this case, to me, it means, the things that God is trying to deal with me on, that He has His thumb on, are not things that I can simply run away from.  It’s not as simple as pulling up my bootstraps or dismissing the issue and forgetting about it.  And the more I try to deal with it on my own or run away entirely, the more I am reminded, that no matter where I go, those things are very much a part of who I am right now and just follow with me and I actually have to deal with the matters and give them over to God daily because no matter where I run all the baggage that makes me, me, currently, follows me there.  So this is simply a reminder that we are who we are and can’t run away from that, but God is also who He is, and is right there in the midst of it ready to help us and do the dirty work if and when we let Him and until then, He’s still by our side.  As we float along and seemingly alone in the ocean of life, He is not simply sitting on the shore calling out to us, but He’s right there with us in the midst of the ocean, in the midst of the storm, faithful and true, holding you. 

I try to run,

I try to hide,

I try to fix myself

Out of selfish pride,

But wherever you go,

There you are. 

I can’t escape,

Trying to find others who relate,

Yet because of fear of judgement

Trying to also find a clean slate,

But wherever you go,

There you are. 

“If only, If only,”

My poor soul cries,

If only I weren’t so broken,

Then I wouldn’t have to wear this disguise,

But wherever you go,

There you are.

Can’t run away,

Can’t change this fate,

Have to tackle the issues,

Have to get it all straight,

Because wherever you go,

There you are.

So God, I come to You,

As my brokenness ensues,

Because even in the darkness,

Your faithfulness pursues,

For wherever I go,

There You are. 

Help me to surrender,

To hand over my plate,

To let You mold and shape me,

Into the masterpiece You seek to create,

Thank You, that wherever I go,

There You are.    

Joy Lynn