I've walked around this world in a slumber, oblivious to The Lord's presence, deaf blind and numb, unable to perceive His promptings. I've been focused on my little world, my little family, my little office, my struggles, my friends, my money, my hopes, my dreams...
All the while, HE IS. My God, the Creator of All, the One who formed me and my little world, my little family, my little office, the One who orchestrated my struggles, who created my friends, who blessed me with money, who INSPIRED my hopes and dreams. HE IS. He is working, He is moving, He is loving, He is providing. I've been in a slumber and I am WAKING UP again. I've been here before, in this place where my awareness is suddenly sharpened to reality. A reality that is so much more phenomenal than what I see before my eyes. A reality that provides meaning to my life and the lives of the people that I love.
I'm totally digging Need to Breathe's new song - Slumber.
My favorite lines are:
Glory's waiting right outside your window
Hearts are stronger after broken
All these victims stand in line for the crumbs that fall from the table, just enough to get by
All the while your invitation, Wake on up from your slumber, baby open up your eyes!!!
Please go listen to the song, it's awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIMt-omB8Ck
The One who created you and I, who created the ka-jillions of people who have lived before us, offers us so much more than what we see in front of our eyes. His offer is real life. Life that has meaning and purpose that far outweighs the sadness, grief, pain and loss of this world. I don't want to slumber anymore. We (the writers of this blog) are waking up! We're not weird, religious freaks. We're real girls who have experienced God, often in the really really really hard stuff of life, and have found Him to be trustworthy, faithful, kind, gentle and good. Wanna join us? If your heart is stirred by the things you read here, ask yourself WHO is stirring you? Join us in this exciting journey!
With Love, Jen
Ah, so true. I just listened to the song! Amazing. Then of course I had to listen to "Something beautiful"! Hey, in the study last night, Beth Moore said something that I will likely never forget. "You can amputate your past from you destiny." Our past and future share the same root! Mary
ReplyDeleteSorry, you CAN'T amputate your past from you destiny.
ReplyDeleteJen, that was so beautifully written! I feel the same way. I feel like a huge fog has lifted and that I can now see! I feel so alive! More so than ever before! ~ Michelle B.
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