Sometimes the King is silent

I wish...

I could play a musical instrument

I could sing as beautifully as I want

I could fly

I could say what I feel when it counts

I could be really good at sports

I could be as influential as some people I know

I could make everyone happy

I could put myself into a neat and tidy box

I could draw

I could paint

I could get into a body of water without being afraid 

I could be done with school for the rest of my life

I could be all the things I want to be, but can't

But I am who I am

I am a daughter of the King and sometimes the King is silent. 

It is my duty to wait for Him to move

to speak

 to inspire...

I am not a musician but I will sing for the King

I am not a bird but He will make me soar if I let Him

I do not have the gift of speech, but He will put His words in my mouth

I am certainly not an athlete, but His strength will fuel my movements

I am not good enough, but His grace is enough to make me worth something

I am complicated and stupid but the King gives me the most joyful title ever bestowed: His

I am not a painter so stick figures and doodles will have to suffice, He thinks my art is pretty

I am afraid of the water but the King has made it, so it is beautiful

I am no scholar, but He will use my shortcomings to teach me

I am a heap of ashes, lacking potential and grace and purpose...

but the King makes me beautiful and raises me up to do the work of the Kingdom

Where is my place in this Kingdom? 

I do not know, because sometimes the King is silent

"Be still and know that I am God."

~the King