Currently listening to: Clinging to the Cross by Tim Hughes. Listen to this song…it is amazing!
I absolutely love this song. I heard it a long time ago and was recently reminded of it when I heard it on one of my dear friends’ blogs. It rings such truth, resonates so much with my heart right now.
I have had a whirlwind of emotions sweep over me lately. I have been really frustrated with the silence of God in my life. He is there, oh he is there, but seems to be so quiet. I am at a place where I know he is preparing me…and that my “anonymous years” are not held in vain, but in the same I feel so unused, so unproductive, so bored. So… I have been mad at him. Why would you do this? Why would you move me away from Nashville, where the people who know me to my core are, where comfort is, and then plant me here where I am once again left with feeling unsettled and bored….and not feeling an impact on the Kingdom. I just want him to tell me what it is that all this preparation is for…all this time of waiting and waiting……
The truth is…he has been speaking all along. The truth is HE knows me better than anyone ever will…and I am INDEED having an impact on the Kingdom. I have plugged my ears like a little child. I was so busy asking everyone else for answers. So busy distracting myself from hearing him because I really didn’t want to hear what he had to say. I want him to tell me what I wanted to hear not what his will was. So I was silenced. I sat on my porch and for the first time in awhile I heard him. I sat and sat and listened and listened…and pressed in for the first time in awhile…and I heard “I am making your hope sure”. I thought on this for awhile and then found this in Hebrews 6 …”God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them. We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure. We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”
I just love this. He is not unjust. He will not forget us. BUT he wants us to show diligence to the VERY end. And all of this to make our hope sure. We will inherit what he has promised. I needed to hear that so bad.
Lots of opportunity ahead. Lots of different directions…but I know where my hope is found. I know where to cling to.
Simply to the cross I cling…Letting go of all earthly things
Clinging to the cross
Mercy’s found a way for me…Hope is here as I am free
Jesus, You are all I need
Clinging to the cross
Cling to him. Wait on him. He will not disappoint.
1 comment:
seriously. It's about time. I've been waiting for more! You've much to say -
"I cannot see
But still my hope is found in You."
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