Things are changing in our life ever so quickly. Really. I mean it is crazy. At any other point in our faith journey, Brian and I would not have been able to make it through the day to day with the amount of uncertainty that lies ahead of us. But, right in this moment, we both feel more calm about our future than we ever have....and we have NO IDEA what it holds or should hold. In case you don't know, the ONLY way we are peaceful about the future is because we know WHO holds it. Brian said it best (recently in an article our church did about our love for Moldova-You can read it here.) What he said was, he (Brian) first went to Moldova to protect me (if protecting people and keeping them safe was a love language-it would be his y'all-seriously)....but somewhere along the way he realized...he wasn't the one protecting me....HE was. The Great I am...the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. When you realize, truly understand in the depths of your soul, who holds the future....the future seems to not be quite as scary as it once was. I'm not saying all fear is gone...Im saying the fear doesn't cripple you...Knowing Who holds the future means that you know WHO to call on when things get crazy...when the waters are rising.....Anyway, I say all that to lead into a song. I am sure you have heard it. They play it on K-LOVE and WAYFM and all the cool Christian stations. This song has been in my heart for almost a year now. Of course, the first time I truly listened to the song was in Moldova....now every single time I hear it...I "hear" it being sung in heartfelt worship with beautiful Moldovan accents....what a beautiful way God lets me connect with my family and friends in Moldova...Now this song ALWAYS brings Moldova to mind for both of us-for so many reasons. The song is "Oceans" by Hillsong United. You can listen to it here. Let me tell you what the lyrics mean to us...and how God is using this song to offer us peace for our journey...God uses this song to calm us and confirm us. This song washes over us....like peaceful waves....and it helps us truly focus on resting in His embrace and finding Him in the chaos and the storms of life. He is calling us to places that are unknown, where we may fail miserably...but we know He is there....waiting for us to step out of the boat. Listen to it...but truly read the words...these are lyrics to live by:)
Lyrics to Live By
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
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This is some powerful stuff. I enjoyed yesterday. I really enjoyed having you to myself.
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