It often surprises me that one word can change an entire perspective. Tonight as I began to complain to God about how life feels sometimes. That I just want it to be the way I want it. That I must be missing the point entirely. That I feel misunderstood, unheard, that I really need. ... something blah blah. I need patience. I need perseverance. I need wisdom. I need peace. I need strength. I need rest. I need... To hear.
I can whine and complain about whatever I happen to guess at lacking, but if I conTinue telling God what I need from Him, I miss that He knows what I need more than I do. I intellectually know that He's already given me all I need. All the things above are mine anytime.
As I finally quiet down and ask God to show me what I actually lack, and I let go of my guessing game. Set aside my complaining. Thank Him for all of the amazing, yet often overlooked beauty in what He's already doing. A word comes and speaks life and courage and truth into my heart. All these things I ask of God He's already provided. Yet I fight and struggle and disbelieve. I doubt that God is even doing anything. I choose to see the negative, the hard places that are still being transformed. All I see is bad fruit. And take the statement you will know a tree by its fruit, as a statement of condemnation. But that isn't the truth of my life. In most circumstances the fruit is good. My heart is for light and truth and my life reveals that as my pursuit. I just forget.
In the quiet of the night I'm given one word, a word that puts it into perspective. A word that simply leads to recognizing all I really have. How far from who I was that God has brought me. Just the word STEADFAST.
This song has been running through my Mind for days. And lives out a simple word wispered in the quiet of the night, where God doesn't have to shout over the noise of life. Where truth and gratitude meet.
"Whispers In The Dark"
Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is
Just waiting
To turn your tears to roses
Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is
Just waiting
To turn your tears to roses
I will be the one that's gonna hold you
I will be the one that you run to
My love is
A burning, consuming fire
[Chorus:]
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes I'll light the night with stars
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
You feel so lonely and ragged
You lay here broken and naked
My love is
Just waiting
To clothe you in crimson roses
I will be the one that's gonna find you
I will be the one that's gonna guide you
My love is
A burning, consuming fire
I can whine and complain about whatever I happen to guess at lacking, but if I conTinue telling God what I need from Him, I miss that He knows what I need more than I do. I intellectually know that He's already given me all I need. All the things above are mine anytime.
As I finally quiet down and ask God to show me what I actually lack, and I let go of my guessing game. Set aside my complaining. Thank Him for all of the amazing, yet often overlooked beauty in what He's already doing. A word comes and speaks life and courage and truth into my heart. All these things I ask of God He's already provided. Yet I fight and struggle and disbelieve. I doubt that God is even doing anything. I choose to see the negative, the hard places that are still being transformed. All I see is bad fruit. And take the statement you will know a tree by its fruit, as a statement of condemnation. But that isn't the truth of my life. In most circumstances the fruit is good. My heart is for light and truth and my life reveals that as my pursuit. I just forget.
In the quiet of the night I'm given one word, a word that puts it into perspective. A word that simply leads to recognizing all I really have. How far from who I was that God has brought me. Just the word STEADFAST.
This song has been running through my Mind for days. And lives out a simple word wispered in the quiet of the night, where God doesn't have to shout over the noise of life. Where truth and gratitude meet.
"Whispers In The Dark"
Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is
Just waiting
To turn your tears to roses
Despite the lies that you're making
Your love is mine for the taking
My love is
Just waiting
To turn your tears to roses
I will be the one that's gonna hold you
I will be the one that you run to
My love is
A burning, consuming fire
[Chorus:]
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes I'll light the night with stars
Hear the whispers in the dark
No
You'll never be alone
When darkness comes you know I'm never far
Hear the whispers in the dark
Whispers in the dark
You feel so lonely and ragged
You lay here broken and naked
My love is
Just waiting
To clothe you in crimson roses
I will be the one that's gonna find you
I will be the one that's gonna guide you
My love is
A burning, consuming fire