I’m Letting go,
Yet maintaining hope
Letting go of pride,
yet holding on to dignity
Privacy, no more a right
I hold on to Your security
My heart is full
My soul is secure
I rest in You
My sufficiency is in You
Trading my pain
I count it as joy
I’m held by Your hand
Never letting go of hope
Letting go of control
I learn to breathe
To know it’s okay
Whatever may be
You are my strength
My sufficiency
Letting go of all my dreams
Yet knowing You can bring them
Back to life
Stretched thin, yet not without hope
All I have is You
If You are not with me
I perish
The waves crash
The wind howls
The rain pelts
The cold penetrating my skin
Reminds me that all I have is Your promise
“I will never leave you, nor forsake you”
I remember Your promise and steady my gaze
Not on circumstances but the truth of Your words
Your words are life
They are truth
Blessings will come as I look to You
Stripped of everything that I held dear
I am learning to lean on You
Trading my own strength for Yours
A seed that dies in the soil
Yields itself to the ground and finds
New life
New identity
New purpose
A whole new perspective as
A shoot springs forth
Faith, a new beginning
Resurgence of life
The power of Christ in me
Having grown up in the Pacific Northwest, Natalie has a fierce independence and wild adventurous heart. Nat has always been a hands-on person with a love for life, beauty and celebration. She has a degree in horticulture and training in music, carpentry, interior design, floral design and life coaching. Natalie spent time as an intern at a church and went on several ministry trips to places like the Philippines, Japan and India. She was involved heavily in music over the years with several orchestras, choirs and worship groups. She has also dabbled in many things including beekeeping, welding, machinery operation, large quantity cooking and gardening. She loves learning and trying new things. She thrives by being in the outdoors and enjoys making music with friends, preparing and eating good food, contemplation and communing with God through prayer, worship, dance, and journaling, or as she calls it, musing. Right now she is writing music and poetry and is in the early stages of writing a book. She hopes to be healed so she can go on to do many more things…travel, beekeeping, starting a farm and training others in practical ways to become their best selves with life skills and inner freedom.
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