Stripped

Isaiah 48:10 — “See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.”

I was stripped of

what was most precious

to me

that I would see

there is nothing more precious

than Your love.

I was stripped of

what I thought

I controlled

that I would know

how little control

I really have.

I was stripped of

what gave me

security

that I would realize

how insecure I am

without You.

I was stripped of

what I thought

I knew

that I would understand

how meaningless I am

without You.

I praise You, Father,

for the refining grace

of being stripped

of anything

that seeks to replace You.

Amen.