a new song

We live in a world of constant motion.  There are so many things that scream for our attention.  Some of the noises are needs that we need to pay attention to.  But there are so many, many noisy distractions that get in the way of what is truly important.

My daughter is currently in love with the book, "The Grinch that Stole Christmas".   There is a line where the Grinch complains..."oh the noise, noise, noise, noise".   Lately, when I have read this story with my daughter, I felt I could relate to the Grinch.  My life was too noisy.  I could no longer separate the good noise from the bad noise.  It was all just overwhelming my thoughts and my emotions.  My soul was bleeding and I was in desperate need for a time out.  

Have you ever felt like that?  Maybe you are going through a season like that right now.  One where you feel Dry. Angry. Overwhelmed. Exhausted.  Confused.  Hurt. Lonely. When you pray do you come away without peace?  Take this as your warning sign.  It is time to MAKE TIME for some quiet rest.  

This is where I have been recently.  You see, I am a doer.  I am full of ideas and ways to make those ideas a reality.  The temptation in that is I can become so self sufficient that I begin to lose sight of who God is.  It is at this point that I need a reintroduction.  I need a time out to reset my heart on remembering the character of God.  The One who knows me the best AND loves me the most.  Honestly.  Isn't that beautiful?  The one who knows the worst things about us AND loves us more than anyone else!

"There is no peace like the peace of those whose minds are possessed with full assurance that they have known God, and God has known them, and that this relationship guarantees God's favor to them in life, through death, and on forever." ~ J.I. Packer

I went into this week asking God for a new song.  To be real, it was more like a groaning plea.  I am thankful that God is always faithful to His promises.  He longs to show compassion to us and to show Himself to us.  Do you need a new song?  Cry out to Him and He WILL answer you.

"I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.  He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.  He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.  Many will see and fear and will trust in the LORD."  ~ Psalm 40:1-3

In Jeremiah 33 God promises that when we call to Him, He will:
Answer
Heal
Give Peace and Truth
Restore
Rebuild
Cleanse 
Pardon
Then it will bring praise and glory to God... "a name of joy, praise and glory before all nations of the earth."   

Do things in your life seem to not be working right?  When a baby cries, we hand them back to their mother.  Why?  Because she knows how to comfort the fearful, hurting child.  When things are not going right it is time to give ourselves back to the One who designed us.  It is time to rest in the joy of being loved by God.  It is time to give yourself back to your Creator.  The details of how each of us do this is going to look different.  I needed to step away from social media, cancel some appointments, find someone to watch one of my children, sit in front of this...


spend some time worshipping God through music and talking to Him while I painted our living room (because my mind can process things when my physical body is in motion).  It took some effort and discipline but I am so thankful.  God was faithful to meet me, faithful to teach my heart, faithful to show me some ways to stay in His presence in the days ahead, and faithful to give me a new song.  

I look forward to hearing what He teaches you during your time of rest.  Let this song start you on your journey:



Comments

  1. beautiful Truths that i need to cling to daily! thank you for sharing.

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  2. I love this and I know exactly what you are talking about. I keep wanting to send you snapshots (via email) of my bible study I am doing on Wednesday morning. So many stories speak to my heart of what I am holding up as an idol. One of the things for me is just allowing the noise of social media affect my day. Its so easy to get caught up in what someone thinks about you or how to please that person. Then you realize its all just noise. Lots and lots of noise. Lately my soul has been craving peace. Lots and lots of peace. So I put the phone down. Turn the computer off. Prayerfully with this nice weather around I can take Judah outside so we can talk about how God created the clouds and if he can eat clouds because they look like marshmallows or if God eats them like marshmallows and not worry about the noise because the Lord is trying to soothe and speak to both of our hearts.

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  3. Love this so much, Sonya! I can totally relate to the need to take time out and be intentional about making time for The Lord. Since we started homeschooling this past year I have pretty much zero downtime...but every day I choose to make time for The Lord, He is always faithful to meet me right where I am. Thank you for sharing!

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