The song "Times" by Tenth Avenue North has been my prayer song lately. I'll post a link under the lyrics so you can listen to the song while you read this.
This song is one of my favorites because it never fails to describe what I'm going through in my relationship with God.
Verse One:
I know I need you.
I need to love you, Lord.
And I'd love to see you,
But it's been so long.
I long to feel you.
I feel this need for you.
And I need to hear you.
Is that so wrong?
Verse 2:
Now you pull me near you.
When we're close I fear you.
Still I'm afraid to tell you
All that I've done.
Are you done forgiving?
Or can you look past my pretending, Lord?
I'm so tired of defending what I've become.
What have I become?
Verse 3:
I hear you say:
My love is over, it's underneath,
it's inside, it's in between.
The times you doubt me.
When you can't feel.
The times that you question: Is this for real?
The times you're broken,
The times that you mend.
The times you hate me,
and the times that you bend.
Well my love is over, it's underneath,
it's inside, it's in between.
These times you're healing
and when your heart breaks.
The times that you feel like you've fallen from grace.
The times you're hurting.
The times that you heal.
The times you go hungry and attempted to steal.
In times of confusion and chaos and pain,
I'm there in your sorrow,
under the weight of your shame.
I'm there through your heartache.
I'm there in the storm.
My love, I will keep you by my power alone.
I don't care where you've fallen,
or where you have been.
I'll never forsake you.
My love never ends.
It never ends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRN0QPXrdR8
I really love the first two verses of this song. I don't know how many times I've had prayers that sound like that, almost word for word. So the first time I ever heard this song, however many years ago it was, I fell in love with it and it sort of became my power ballad for God.
The third verse is my favorite. God really speaks through to me and every time I hear this song I am comforted and relieved and ready to continue my conversation with Him. That's about all I have to say, since I want you to listen to the song yourself and see what you get out of it.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Passion
Okay, first off, I must apologize for not posting anything in a while. But I don't think anyone's been checking in daily either, so ya.
Well, I recently went to Texas for spring break. I went with a couple of other students from the college, and we went to Camp Eagle to help them get ready for the summer. And boy, was it beautiful down there.
I think sometimes I forget what I really love. I love being outside and being in nature. Here in the middle of small-town Nebraska living in a college dorm I don't get a lot of outdoor time, besides walking to classes. And being in the Texan wilderness really revived my love and excitement for being outside.
What I really love about being outside though, is that it gives me such peace and joy and contentment that nothing else can. I feel safe and like there are no worries in the world. Especially when I'm in the wilderness hardly tainted by man. At Camp Eagle I got some free time and wandered off by myself. I went down by the river and found an old dock and just went out and laid on it.
I just sat there and looked at the fish in the water, a turtle popped it's head out of the water every once in a while to get air, and a duck was swimming around, diving under the water to try to catch a bite to eat. I also got to watch a little sparrow fly around the cliffside trying to catch insects to eat, and there was a black squirrel that occassionally peeked out of the rocky wall.
And that's all I did. I sat there and took everything in. I prayed a little and thanked God for His wonderful creation and told Him other things that were on my mind, but out there in His creation, I felt closer to Him than ever before. And even though I was giving Him all my problems, I felt content and assured that everything was okay.
You know how long I sat there? Well, I don't think I even know how long. I don't know when I went off on my own, but it had to have been at least an hour, because I was fifteen minutes late for dinner.
Anyways, even though we worked hard down in Texas, we got enough free time so that I could go off on my own for a little bit everyday. And it was when I was on my own, in the wilderness, that I felt closest to God.
Now, I have a feeling that if you're passionate about something, and if you apply it to God, it's an easy way to make a connection with your Heavenly Father. So if you love being outside like me, find a private place in God's creation where you can sit comfortably and talk with Him. Maybe you're a people person, and spending time with people and sharing your faith with them is what makes you feel closest to God. If you're a server and just love to help others, praise God while you serve. I don't know what your passion is, but use it to grow closer to God.
Well, I recently went to Texas for spring break. I went with a couple of other students from the college, and we went to Camp Eagle to help them get ready for the summer. And boy, was it beautiful down there.
I think sometimes I forget what I really love. I love being outside and being in nature. Here in the middle of small-town Nebraska living in a college dorm I don't get a lot of outdoor time, besides walking to classes. And being in the Texan wilderness really revived my love and excitement for being outside.
What I really love about being outside though, is that it gives me such peace and joy and contentment that nothing else can. I feel safe and like there are no worries in the world. Especially when I'm in the wilderness hardly tainted by man. At Camp Eagle I got some free time and wandered off by myself. I went down by the river and found an old dock and just went out and laid on it.
I just sat there and looked at the fish in the water, a turtle popped it's head out of the water every once in a while to get air, and a duck was swimming around, diving under the water to try to catch a bite to eat. I also got to watch a little sparrow fly around the cliffside trying to catch insects to eat, and there was a black squirrel that occassionally peeked out of the rocky wall.
And that's all I did. I sat there and took everything in. I prayed a little and thanked God for His wonderful creation and told Him other things that were on my mind, but out there in His creation, I felt closer to Him than ever before. And even though I was giving Him all my problems, I felt content and assured that everything was okay.
You know how long I sat there? Well, I don't think I even know how long. I don't know when I went off on my own, but it had to have been at least an hour, because I was fifteen minutes late for dinner.
Anyways, even though we worked hard down in Texas, we got enough free time so that I could go off on my own for a little bit everyday. And it was when I was on my own, in the wilderness, that I felt closest to God.
Now, I have a feeling that if you're passionate about something, and if you apply it to God, it's an easy way to make a connection with your Heavenly Father. So if you love being outside like me, find a private place in God's creation where you can sit comfortably and talk with Him. Maybe you're a people person, and spending time with people and sharing your faith with them is what makes you feel closest to God. If you're a server and just love to help others, praise God while you serve. I don't know what your passion is, but use it to grow closer to God.
This is one of the great sights down in Texas.
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