Be still, there is a Healer.
His love is deeper than the sea.
His mercy is unfailing.
His arms, a fortress for the weak.
{{Let faith arise}}
I want to pause on that.
Because sometimes in my life, I let pretty songs be just that, "pretty songs," and I don't allow them to sink deep deep DEEP anymore. I've realized that being raised to worship God in more locations than just church has taught me to become incredibly unphased & disensitized by the words that I'm singing... I'm no longer amazed by the truths that are so beautifully woven into them.
The lyrics become second nature to me and in the middle of me singing the words I've memorized, I don't allow my mind to meditate and cultivate exactly what I'm VERBALLY saying OUT LOUD.
It's just... blah.
BUT THEN, there are some times, when the Holy Spirit just WEIGHS on my heart the reality of the TRUTH that I'm singing.
They're no longer just words that I've just memorized... they become ALIVE and TRUE and when you realize the TRUTH embedded in words like, "His love is deeper than the sea..." it's almost impossible to contain your joy.
One of these rare but treasured occurances happened to me as I was driving home (aka hotel) from work today... I was listening to the song up above in red and just felt this THICKNESS of His love and felt the HEAVINESS of the words I was singing.
You guys... God's love for us is DEEPER than the SEA. The OCEAN: The most enchanting, mysterious, epic mystery that still astounds scientists every day.
His love for us is deeper than that... and NOTHING CAN separate us from it!
"No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord..." ~ Romans 8:39
"His mercy is unfailing..."
"His arms, a fortress for the weak..."
Sometimes I don't ALLOW myself to be weak. I don't willingly recognize the areas in my life where I just can't muster up the strength and come to a place and a PEACE in my heart as I realize... it's OK to not be able to muster up the strength.
My strength in life is I am His!
I really WANT to allow myself to get to a WEAK place... just SO that I can truly, literally experience His arms being my fortress... my ONLY safe place.
That's so beautiful and the fact that I don't take advantage of that probably extremely cozy spot in His arms more often is so ridiculous.
Lastly...
"Let faith arise."
That speaks for itself... in a monumental, powerful way.
My prayer is that you truly, PURPOSEFULLY, in your worship, whether at church or in the car, let your heart sing more than just lyrics... that you realize the WEIGHT of the words that You're singing to the Creator.
The TRUTH about our God, the LOVE from the King!
The LOVE that is better than life!
Don't get caught up in words.... get caught up in TRUTH and allow it to move your heart to tears of JOY!
Because, when all is said and done, there really is NO ONE like our God.
And one day EVERY knee will bow and EVERY tongue will confess and EVERY heart will know it.
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"His mercy is unending."
"Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!"
"Until my breathe runs dry, I will sing to you!"
"You are the Lord, the Famous one, Great is Your name in all the earth!"
"Amazing love, how can it be that You my King would die for me?"
"He is jealous for me, loves like a hurricane..."
"Savior, He can move the mountains, my God is might to save!"
"All Your ways a good, all Your ways are sure, I will trust in You alone."
"What can wash away my sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus..."
"In Christ alone, my hope is found."
"Fire, fall down on us we pray, as we seek You..."
"Be blessed, be loved, be lifted high... be treasured here, be glorified. I owe my life to You my Lord, here I am."
"Let me be in love with what You love, let me be most satisfied in You."
"Jesus You're all this heart is living for."
"All I have I give to You, Oh God."
"Christ is risen from the dead, we are ONE with Him again!"
"Captivated but no longer in chains... left at the empty grave... the sinner and the Sacred resolved!"
"Everlasting, Your light will shine when all else fades!"
"Precious Cornerstone, SURE foundation..."
"My strength in life is I am Yours."
"My hiding place, my safe refuge, my shelter Lord, You are."
"Holy, Holy are You Lord God Almighty! Worthy is the Lamb!"
"Nothing compares to the promise I have in You!"
"You'll come, let Your glory fall as You respond to us!"
"There is no one else for me, none but Jesus!"
"Holiness is what I long for."
"This world has NOTHING for me, I will follow You!"
"I have not much to offer You, not near what You deserve, but still I come because Your cross has placed in me my worth!"
"You walk on waves, You run with clouds, You paint the sky for me to see! Your majesty is why I sing!"
"All my fountains are in You!"
"He's coming for a pure bride..."
"Jesus saves! Hope is here, shout it out!"
"Father, let Your light shine down on me..."
"Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!"
"Somehow, all that matters now is You are Holy!"
"I can only imagine what it will be like, when I walk, by Your side..."
"Caught a glimpse of His splendor, in the corner of my eye... the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen..."
"Come, let us sing a song! A song declaring we belong to Jesus! He is all we need!"
"Great is they faithfulness, morning by morning new mercies I see..."
"Jesus, the only Name that brings healing, and strength... when I speak Your name, mountains move, chains are loosed..."
"All You are is All I want, always. Draw me close, in Your arms, oh God, I wanna be with You!"
"Open our eyes, to see the things the make Your heart cry, to be the church that You would desire..."
"Arise my love, the grave no longer has a hold on You!"
"Our earthly crowns and all our desires, we leave at Your feet."
"You stood before creation, eternity in Your hands... You spoke the earth into motion, my soul now to stand."
"I lay it all down again... to hear You say that I'm Your friend..."
"Oh the Wonderful Cross, bid me come and die and find that I may truly live!"
{{Ilovetruth}}
And if our God is for us, than who could ever stop us?
And if our God is with us, than what could stand against?
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