Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Climbing aimlessly over these hills

Lately, though I've turned to the song "Whatever You're Doing," by Sanctus Real, I think in my life I was derailing myself on the line "climbing aimlessly over these hills."

Let me tell you what my God has done for me...

When I was dirty, He told me I was dirty, and cleaned me off.
When I was wrong, He told me I was wrong, and showed me how to be right.
When I was angry, He told me I was angry, and gave me peace.
When I was breaking, He broke me, and made me whole.
When I was helpless, He saved me.

I don't mean to be...emo, but for the first time in a long time, I have rediscovered joy. I have been, to quote so many, surprised by joy. The joy of Jesus Christ. The peace that passes all understanding, is now guarding me in Christ Jesus.

I have apologies to make.
I have people to thank.
I have wrongs to make right.
But beyond all that, I have a God that would love a creature, so small, so selfish, that has drawn a circle around himself, and excluded everything beyond it, and that same God took such a creature, lifted his head, and brought him out of his suffering.

Thank you God. Thank you.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

The past two posts remind me of Psalm 51 (mainly around verse 12). Thanks for sharing that God has restored the joy if your salvation. I will be praying that He will uphold you with a willing spirit. It is so encouraging to hear of God's faithfulness, and the work He is doing.