Intro
Throwing everything else to the wind
1. He is good. He turns all for good and brings me good.
2. He's great at fixing things.
3. He knows how to teach me.
I praise the Lord for everything He's given me!
How I came to this conclusion and what I now pray for
I finally figured out why His answering my questions and prayers was so important to me and why I refused to surrender them. I've been so scared of losing Him and going back to the place I was five years ago. I don't ever want to be in that place again - having essentially little to no faith, not believing He could answer prayers or that He ever would, not trusting Him. I want Him so badly it hurts. I want to KNOW Him. It's the only thing I really, really want, and I'll do anything to cling to Him.
But, I know that this is what He wants. He wants me to surrender my prayers, thoughts and dreams to Him, including my past, the confusing things that happened to me, and everything. It's kind of weird to think of surrendering the Lord to the Lord, but really, that's kind of what I'm doing. And He wants me to praise Him, and I have SO much I can thank Him for. This is what He showed me a few days ago. Maybe He'll give them back, maybe He won't, but this I know: He will do amazing things.
These are the things I'm now asking of Him:
1. That I may know Him
2. That He strengthens my faith.
3. And, as Buddy said, that my life can only be explained by the miraculous, because I want to live like that.
I found another great album by Aaron Shust - one of his earlier ones. I'm attaching here a bunch of his songs that really spoke to me and how I'm going about things these days. May the Lord do what He wills, use me as He wills and bring about exactly all the amazing that He wants.
FIN
James 3:1-2 (NIV), "Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check."
Deuteronomy 33:13-16 (NIV)
“May the Lord bless his land
with the precious dew from heaven above
and with the deep waters that lie below;
14 with the best the sun brings forth
and the finest the moon can yield;
15 with the choicest gifts of the ancient mountains
and the fruitfulness of the everlasting hills;
16 with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness
and the favor of him who dwelt in the burning bush."
Numbers 6:24-26
“‘“The Lord bless you
and keep you;
25 the Lord make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
26 the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”’
Appendix: Songs
Search my heart, search my mind, search my soul
Make me clean, make me new, make me whole
All of my plans, all of my dreams, I lay them down before Your feet
All of my time, all that was mine, I now submit to Your design
'Cause you are the one only one that give it all away for me
that give it all away for me
You are my strength, You are my God, you are my King
You make me laugh, You make me dance, You make me sing
All of my plans, all of my dreams, I lay them down before Your feet
All of my time, all that was mine, I now submit to Your design
'Cause you are the one only one that dared to give it all away for me
that give it all away for me (give it all away..)
Everything inside, everything outside, I give it all away
You never change, but You rearrange my heart more everyday
All of my plans, all of my dreams, I lay them down before Your feet
All of my time, all that was mine, I now submit to Your design
All of my plans, all of my dreams, I lay them down before Your feet
All of my time, all that was mine, I now submit to Your design
'Cause You are the one who can make my life complete
You are the one who can give light to my feet
You are the one, Only one who that give it all away for me
that dared to give it all away for me...
that dared to give it all away
that dared to give it all away for me...
that dared to give it all away for me...
King of all the universe
We love You and we come to You now
Asking for Your healing touch
We need You this very hour
Would you help us comprehend what it means to worship You
'cause we're blinded by our circumstance
Heal our eyes today
May we know Your love; feel it course through our veins
Encircling our hearts and embracing our souls
We need Your love and grace to remain, to rearrange our hearts
And change the way we praise
Son of God who took my place
We thank You and may we realize
You've made us righteous in His sight
You took our wrongs and made them right
We owe You all of our lives
Love me, Father, for I am Your son
(and I am Your daughter)
I come to you, oh God, in the stillness of my heart
I need your healing and your voice in the stillness of my heart
Speak to me and show me who you are
rescue me with your unfailing love and mercy
speak to me and show me who you are
Hold me tightly in your arms and never let me go
I hear you calling out my name in the stillness of my heart
your grace is given me again, now I open my heart
I remember singing praises to your name every day with all my might
How I long to sing to you again
Great God of might, great God of wonders
Giver of life, giver of grace
Creator of everything before us
You had me in mind before the stars were in place
Your love surpasses all by far
We're praising You for all you are
The reason we're here and the reason we sing
is to thank you oh God and give praise to the king
we lift up our hands and we lift up our eyes and sing
You are holy
The reason we're here and the reason we sing
is to thank you oh God and give praise to the king
we lift up our hands and we lift up our minds
and we pray that all we do would bring glory to You
Father of love, Father of mercy
what have I done that You would think about me?
you've taken my shame, You've taken my sorrow
replaced them with life and life abundantly
You can see inside my heart
You can see inside my mind
So strip away the things
that leave me deaf and blind
Our God is the God of gods
Our Lord is the Lord of kings
The revealer of secrets, of mysteries unknown
Let the people praise our God
His sovereign rule will last forever
His kingdom won't decline or fall
He does as He pleases both in Heaven and Earth
Who am I that I should question Him at all?
He lifts up kings and brings them low again
He shows us what is right from wrong
God of all time we give You thanks and praise
For you have made us wise and You have made us strong
Everything He does is right and all His ways are just
Those who walk in pride He is able to humble