aspiration

"oh! to be like Thee, oh! to be like Thee,
Blessed Redeemer, pure as Thou art;
come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;
stamp Thine own image deep on my heart."

this simple refrain drifted into my memory this morning as i read these words in 1 thessalonians 4:3, "for this is the will of God: your sanctification".

i get it. put aside the questions of "what", "when", and "where" for God's greater purpose in my life..."who" i am becoming. and as i think about it for a minute, i quietly begin singing...

"oh! to be like Thee!"