Not sure why I am going through the things I'm going through. But God has a plan and He has revealed some of it to me tonight. I was reading in my journal from a year ago and can't believe how far I have come. The prayers that I wrote a year ago today have been answered. So the things I'm praying for today, I can trust that they will too come true. He is here with me everyday. In prayer, he brought me to a song by David Crowder. It is his rendition of the classic hymn, "Come Thou Fount." The words have always been special to me but they had new meaning tonight. I actually looked deeper into the meanings of the word. (if you count dictionary.com as looking into them deeper) Here is my new version of the popular hymn.
Source of everything good in my life,
put me in line with you;
The way your blessings fall down on me
calls for me to praise you while everyone can see.
So why don't you teach me how to sing
To sing like the angels above
Praise you Father; the One who upholds me
Because of your redeeming love!
Here I raise my 'stone' of help
I have come to this place only by your Help.
And one day, by your doing,
I will arrive in Heaven, my ultimate Home.
Jesus pursued me when I refused to look to Him.
leaving the God that saves
He wanted to rescue me from darkness
The only intervention was by His dying on the cross for me.
Now I am forever in debt
Everyday in fact I am in debt to my King.
I want your goodness to shackle me to You.
bind my wandering heart to You.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here's my heart, O take and seal it,
seal it for thy courts above.
Wow, thank you Lord. You couldn't be more near to me right now. I confess that even after knowing this, I will still wander. Sorry.
But I know that just like a year ago, you didn't let me stay in that place. You called me up higher and brought me to a new level. And now you are calling me higher and want me to grow even more. So hither, I will come. I present my Ebenezer to You and for all to see. My journal is proof of your faithfulness and gives me encouragement for the road ahead.
