I need Thee

I was musing today how much I depend on the Lord.

I am chronically forgetting things, misplacing things, saying the wrong thing, and doing the wrong thing, and I am becoming increasingly aware of my dependency on God.

The Lord graciously reminded me of this hymn in response (which has public contention it seems on the author for me to properly reference):

I need Thee, O I need Thee

Every hour I need Thee

O bless me now, my Savior

I come to Thee.

To need God is so much in opposition to what culture teaches.

I used to despise that word too, truth be told.

But I have found it such an unnecessary (an exhausting) battle.

We need Him, no matter how hard it can be to accept at times.

I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. Romans 7:15

We can walk this life out on our own, but we will never be made complete in His image that way.

Something happens in the middle of this process though. A bittersweet surrender takes place, that allows His strength to be magnified in our broken pieces.

He said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

I need Thee, Oh Lord.

I need Thee.

Every hour, I need Thee.

Oh bless me now, my Saviour.

I need Thee.