driving home today I was listening to my new CD, a birthday present.... Kari Jobe is the singer's name and she has a beautiful voice... I love all the songs, they really speak to me... one is about surrendering... and as I was driving through the Winter wonderland I was thinking how we all sing about surrendering to the Lord... laying our life, our desires and worries and fears at His feet... and how hard it is to do this for real...in the last 1 1/2 year I have been relearning trusting God and surrendering to Him... I had a lot of practice with my situation before, the new one still throws me off again and again... I have to admit as much I am really wanting to surrender ALL, I am not that successful.... when I look at it with my logical mind, like pointed out here before, God is in control and His will is not going to be thwarted by anyone... when my feelings come in, all my emotions, I am having a much harder time... then, the next song came on, and it went like this:
You're My Beloved
You're My Bride
To sing over you is My delight
Come away with Me My love
You're Beautiful to Me
So beautiful to Me
Under My mercy
Come and wait
Till we are standing face to face
I see no stain on you
My child
You're Beautiful to Me
So Beautiful to Me
I sing over you My song of peace
Cast all your care down at My feet
Come and find your rest in Me
I'll breathe My life inside of you
I'll bear you up on eagle's wings
And hide you in the shadow of My strength
I'll take you to My quiet waters
I'll restore your soul
Come rest in Me and be made whole
You're My beloved
You're My Bride
To sing over you is my delight
Come away with me my love
and there is the answer... it is because of His love for us we CAN surrender our worries and fears, our desires and our dreams... He sings over me with delight and hides me in the shadow of His wings... He gave me life and He thinks I am beautiful.... isn't this all every girl ever wants... taking this in and dwelling on it is what I need to do, not worry about how my and my daughters lives will turn out.. but rather resting in the truth...
this is not news to most of us... and yet it is something that we need to be reminded of often. coming away with Him... sounds wonderful... another song of Kari Jobe is called "Sweep me away"...... a beautiful thought.. swept away by my Saviours love...
I am thankful for those songs, thankful that the Lord inspires them and through them touches my heart in the places that need Him most...
