I grew this heart into a drifterI have a love-hate relationship with this line. On the one hand, I think it is a beautiful depiction of what we do with our hearts, with ourselves. We *grow* ourselves into drifters, leaving the place and company that gives us life. And that is precisely why I hate it. I hate that it is that way for me and for so many of us. Why can't we just be content to stay there, in God's presence, and not be like the prodigal son, asking for our inheritance early so that we can go do what we want and do it our way? Why can't we just stay there? It would be so much easier.
As I get older, I think that I'm learning that. Well, I hope that I am, anyway. And I hope I'm learning it in a way that is not just intellectual, but in a way that affects what I do. I am growing closer to Him, slowly giving Him more control. I just wish the process of turning my drifting heart into a faithful heart wasn't such a long one.
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