Christ has blessed me beyond compare, over and over and over again. How do I thank Him enough for all of the blessings He has poured out on me? And why has He chosen to bless me here, now? Why do I get gift after gift of mercy and grace when I see all of the suffering that surrounds me? Why am I loved so much when I know there are people that the world finds unlovable? Why am I shown protection and peace when there are broken hearts and minds trying to find some gentleness in the world?
These are just a few of the questions that I've been contemplating recently, and I'm learning again and again how to simply...trust...God with everything. I feel pretty safe in His arms now, so why don't I just have faith and allow Him to work His complete and perfect plan in my life? Which leads us back to the whole concept of "letting go"...that isn't exactly my strong point.
Anyway, we learned this song in worship a few days ago and it has been on repeat on my computer ever since. If you get the chance, youtube it and simply listen. Allow the words to penetrate your heart, because they will. I think this really exemplifies the amazing love of Christ.
He is jealous for me
Loves like a hurricane
I am a tree
Bending beneath
The weight of his wind and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these
Afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize how beautiful you are
And how great your afflictions for me
Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so
Yea He loves us
Oh how
We are his portion
And he is our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes
If grace is an ocean we're all sinking
So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss
And my heart burns violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets
When I think about the way
He loves us
Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so
Yea He loves us
Oh how
I thought about you
The day Stephen died
And you met me between my breaking
I know that I still love you God
Despite the agony
See people they want to tell me your cruel
But if Stephen could sing
He'd say its not true
Cause you're good
How He Loves
John Mark McMillan
Loves like a hurricane
I am a tree
Bending beneath
The weight of his wind and mercy
When all of a sudden
I am unaware of these
Afflictions eclipsed by glory
And I realize how beautiful you are
And how great your afflictions for me
Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so
Yea He loves us
Oh how
We are his portion
And he is our prize
Drawn to redemption by the grace in his eyes
If grace is an ocean we're all sinking
So heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss
And my heart burns violently inside of my chest
I don't have time to maintain these regrets
When I think about the way
He loves us
Oh how he loves us so
Oh how he loves us
How he loves us so
Yea He loves us
Oh how
I thought about you
The day Stephen died
And you met me between my breaking
I know that I still love you God
Despite the agony
See people they want to tell me your cruel
But if Stephen could sing
He'd say its not true
Cause you're good
Oh how he LOVES us...oh how he loves.
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