Stretched

Sometimes you ask the craziest things of me

You tell me to go out on a limb

To walk into the unknown

To trust you fully

And I do

I step out into the open field

I take my hands away

And give it all to you

I follow your voice

And you speak so tenderly to me

Yet I can hear you as clearly as if you were right there standing next to me

You surprise me by the things you ask of me

But I’m always open to obeying

No matter how crazy or unknown

I asked for boldness

And you’ve given me a bold heart

I’ll never stop being amazed

By you and the things that you ask of me

They always surprise me

They always challenge me

They make me stronger

And I love every part of it

For if it’s not one thing it’s something else

If you’re not touching my life

You’re touching someone else’s life

When you’re not stretching me

You’re stretching someone else

And I love it

I love being stretched

Being made stronger

Drawing closer to you

The one that made me

The one who loves me

Who washed me clean

Called me by name

Gives my life meaning and purpose

You’ve given me a future

You’ve given me freedom

You care for all my needs

Everything

You’ve changed me

And I can never go back

All those doors have been shut

And bolted

I can only move forward

Closer to you

The one that I love