You Chose Me First

i choose to be brave
though my heart may be
fearful.
i choose to love
though my heart may be
frail.
i choose joy
though my heart may be filled with
doubt.
i choose to be happy
though my heart may be
aching.
and this is all possible
because You give me the grace
to fight another day.
because Your love
hinders all my fears.
because You are for me,
not against me.
because You fill my heart
to the brim so it overflows
with joy and grace.
because You have me in
Your embrace,
with Your mercy
crashing over me like a wave in the ocean.
so in all my struggles,
all my pain,
i will run to Your embrace,
out beyond the shore of comfort
into a sea of the unknown
and let You love little, tiny me
because
You chose
to love me
first.


-l.t.s.