I Am Determined


I am determined to praise You.

I am determined to praise You in the midst of anger and grief,

though my heart cries within me;

at times tears fill my eyes and flow down my face.

You are there to dry them with Your presence.

I am determined to seek your face and listen for You.

I am determined to hide myself in the cleft of the Rock;

to focus my eyes on You instead of the storm clouds around me.

I choose to let You have me for You are everything to me.