Burn Us Up

"They looked to Him and said Burn us up Burn us up Burn us up Oh King won't you burn us in the furnace of Your desire. We give up, we give up. Oh King won't You burn us in the furnace of Your desire. Won't you throw us in the fire. You are able to deliver from the fire of affliction. You're not an image of gold, You're the God of all. Come and save us, we are Yours. But even if You dont, we will burn."
- "Burn Us Up", Shane and Shane

Are you ready? There's fire coming. There's pain and affliction and struggle. It's hard and it's dirty and it's messy. There will be no end in sight. Surrender will seem like the only option. There will be no light, only suffocating darkness. Are you ready?

God's calling you deeper. He's calling you closer. He's calling you to the altar, to be burned up and consumed. He's calling you to allow the chaff to rise to the surface and be destroyed. He's calling you to purge yourself of the poisons and toxins that have permeated your heart. He's calling you to hurt, to yearn for relief, to push yourself further and further past the point of exhaustion.

"Lord I wanna yearn for You, I wanna burn with passion over You, and only You. Lord I wanna yearn for You, I wanna burn with passion over You, and only You. Lord I wanna yearn."
- "Yearn", Shane and Shane

This doesn't come over you unwillingly. You have to ask for it. You have to will it to happen. You can't feel for it or want it. You have to make the decision. You have to say "Lord, put me in the fire." And when that fire comes, you have to let it burn. You have to endure the pain, looking to the only One who fulfills and sustains you for help to persevere.

You must be willing to be placed on the altar and go through the fire; willing to experience what the altar represents - elimination of every desire and affection not grounded in or directed toward God.
- Oswald Chambers

I want to surrender to the fire, I want to be burned up. I want everything that isn't directly tied to God to be thrown away and forgotten. But I'm scared. Scared of the process, scared of what I'll lose, scared of what it will mean to let go of all these things.

God give me courage. I trust You because You said You will never leave me or forsake me. I know You will be with me through this. You said You work all things together for my good. I know You will bring me through to greener pastures. I know that whatever You have planned for me, I need to be prepared for and to do so I need to go through the fire. Maybe even through the fire several times to burn off all the chaff. I am ready Holy Spirit. Send Your fire.