More of You

The Ristow girls with Amy and Zeppelin, the new home owners

It was one year ago today that we handed the keys to our beloved home over to its new owners. Tears burned my eyes as we strolled through the empty rooms and down memory lane one last time.  A small sob escaped from my lips and echoed throughout the halls.  It was time to go, time to close the chapter.

As we drove away from our home for the last time, Steve turned on the radio just as Colton Dixon's song "More of You" began to play:

I made my castle tall

I built up every wall

This is my kingdom and it needs to fall

I want You and no one else

Empty of myself

Until the only thing that's left is

More of you

Less of me

This life I hold so close

Oh, God I let it go

I refuse to gain the world and lose my soul

So take it all

I abandon everything I am

You can have it

The only thing I need is

More of you

Less of me

Make me who I'm meant to be

You're all I want all I need

You're everything

Take it all I surrender

Be my king

God I choose

More of You

Less of me

More of You

All to You I surrender

All to you my blessed Savior

I surrender all

We've listened to that song many times since then, and each time I find myself wishing that the lyrics were as easy to live out as they are to sing.

Please God, let there be more of You and less of us, and may we continue to experience YOU as we seek to build Your kingdom instead of our own.