Inside Out

As my first "offical" post, I thought I'd start with something that always reminds me that God loves me-worship music. The song of the night is Inside Out by Hillsong. I love, love, love this song. Not only does it have the good flow of a worship song, it also has an amazing message.
The first time I ever heard this song, my friend Brian, was singing it. It brought tears to my eyes. I had been struggling some and wasn't really sure where to go or what to do. It was the Sunday before I went away to college (8 hours from home) and I knew I was going to be making a lot of decisions that were going to reflect me and how people saw me. While I was in high school, I was the "perfect" child...I did no wrong. I mean, I WORKED IN A CHURCH! How can you do anything awful if your paycheck comes from a Methodist Church? But the truth was, I wasn't sure why I was doing everything I was doing. Why was I going to church? What purpose did it serve me? But most importantly, HOW was I going to serve God while away from my church family? This song kind of was a slap in the face for me...and I still remember sitting in the Baptist church on Main Street in Warrenton and having tear run down my face.

Here are the lyrics to this amazing song:
A thousand times I've failed
Still your mercy remains
Should I stumble again
Still I'm caught in your grace
Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame

Your will above all else
My purpose remains
The art of losing myself in bringing you praise
Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame

In my heart, in my soul
I give you control
Consume me from the inside out
Let justice and praise
Become my embrace
To love you from the inside out

Everlasting, your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending, your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart is to bring you praise
From the inside out
Lord my soul cries out

**Thank you, Brian, for serving God that day and opening my eyes!**

Friends, it doesn't matter what we've done. God is Everlasting. God wants control of our heart and our soul. Is this hard? I'll be the first to shake my head yes. I've lost count of the number of times I've tried to put my poker face on with God and "play fish" with him. I say play fish because I always think of Go Fish..."Do you have a 2? Give it to me and I'll give you a 3. God, can you do this for me? If you can, I'll do this for you. PS God doesn't work like that. Most importantly, God is ALWAYS there for us, no matter what. I'll share on my lessons in that department over time. :)

For now, if the lyrics aren't enough, here's a link to the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbGgA2lIDjc