"Great Are You"

As I am sitting down to write this post my heart is heavy and my head feels as though it is not quite on my shoulders. Over the past week it seems as though the demands of life have run ahead of me and I struggle to catch up. The items on my "to do" list are mostly all good things but all time consuming. My mind is flooded with projects to finish up, family craziness, packing and moving, motivation (or lack thereof) to finish school strong and the list could continue.

When moments like these seem to overwhelm me, I crave to feel the presence of the Father and hear Him call out to me. I have been trying to be mindful of his voice as God tends to not speak in loud volumes but rather in the quiet whispers of the day. I feel at somewhat of a loss as to how to listen to His voice and know if what I am hearing is my own desires or if it is indeed the voice of God. In the past few days, I have been attempting to focus on seeing God in the quiet moments of life and in the situations that surround me. I need to make time in my day to dive into scripture and to let the words on the pages consume my heart and mind.

Last week while enjoying a delicious coffee and conversation with Sabrina, we discovered that when life seemed to hit us full blast we both used to turn to a particular CD that helped us open our eyes to the love and tenderness of Jesus. So, when I got home from housesitting, I put in that particular CD and since then, I have been allowing the lyrics and the music to resonate within my heart. This particular song has been playing on repeat in my head...

Great Are You

~Downhere

How I love Your works

My God, My King

How I love Your works

My God, My King

Your Name rings on the plains

Like a not so distant train

And Love and history are near

In the flowers that you makeT

he flowers that you make

Because I'll never hold the picture

Of the whole horizon in my view

Because I'll never rip the night in two

It makes me wonder

Who am I,

Who am I,

Who am I

And great are you

How I love Your Word

My God, My King

How I love Your Word

My God, My King

Your love cuts through these pages to my heart

As you grieve our sins, right from the start

And sacrifice and paradise are in

The plans that you made,

The plans that you made

That song is a gooder. It tends to bring me to tears each time I listen to it. So my prayer for the days to come is that I would be mindful and receptive to the voice of Jesus and that I would rest in the knowledge that He is far greater than all the things that overwhelm me. May you too rest in the hands of Jesus.