Dancing On The Tops Of Flowers

Trying to be happy and cheerful when you're feeling sad and lonely is a bit like trying to stand tip-toe on the top of a flower. And that's what I've been trying to do all day; and the flower did not make it! I've had one of those days when I've felt like, "I just can't do this anymore!" And as soon as the words are out, I realize that no, I can't do this; only God can. And that's the problem isn't it? I'm always trying to do it, find it, solve it, make it, control it. And God says that only He can do those things. And I know that if I let it go and give it all, every bit of it, truly over to God I will not only be standing on the tops of flowers but dancing! And so today, I sat with my arms raised high over my head and I envisioned my burden lifted up there before my Lord and I asked Him to take it and then I literally threw it forward. And truly, I felt my arms lighten and they dropped down to my sides and hope flooded me and I breathed deeply. And I saw God catch that thing I threw and He turned and walked away with it; and I knew that He had taken it to His place of healing and refining and forging. And I turned and stepped lightly to the top of a rose and sang a song of praise.