I know I've posted this song before. Since it came to mind as I was reading about Joseph (more about that in another post, probably on Friday), I thought it would be a good one to share this week for my song of the week. I went and looked up the previous post I wrote when I posted this song and read it to see what I said then and if my thoughts were the same as they've been now. They aren't really so I'll add to what I said then. I'm glad I read it because I needed to read what I wrote back then.
Right now I feel like we are in the waiting stage. Waiting is so hard for me. I want to be patient, but at the same time I want to know what's ahead. I feel like God has been showing me lately though how He is with us and we just have to take one step at a time. I think I've mentioned before there are specific things we are praying about right now. We don't know what's going to happen. We don't know how long we'll be waiting. But as the song says we can be patient, bold, confident, obedient, faithful, and serving during this period of waiting. (and just an FYI for those of you who are guessing what we are waiting on....I'm not talking about waiting to have another baby right now!! It's big but not that!)
Today I have chosen John Waller's "The Blessing" for my Friday Favorite. Here are the lyrics. As I've watched this video so many thoughts have filled my head. Caleb heard the music and came to see it so we watched it again. I got to talk to him as we watched about ways we bless others and help those in need. This is a really good video that tells a story about a group truly being a blessing.
Hurting people are all around us. Often we try to hide our hurts, but they're there just the same. Recently through participating in the "Kingdom Assignment" I have come to realize how many people are hurting and need to be blessed. This assignment has been a big eye opener to me as to ways I can really love my neighbor. We have been blessed with so much, both materially and spiritually. We need to pass these blessings on to others. I challenge you to look for ways to be a blessing to someone else. The big thing about this is that it doesn't take a large amount of money (or any money for that matter!) to bless someone else and show Jesus' love. Ask yourself what simple things can you do to bless someone else. Some things that come to mind....a smile, wave, "thank you" or "have a good day", leaving the change in the coke machine to buy someone else a coke, baking cookies and leaving them as a surprise on your neighbor's doorstep, buying a bag of individually wrapped candy to pass out, writing a note to your child's teacher, paying for the order for someone in the drive-thru. The people around us are so burdened with worries and concerns that we all should take time to find ways to bless them, to make them feel special, to give them hope. People need to see us being Jesus' hands and feet now!
Yesterday Natalie posted about holiday traditions that are non-negotiable. This made me think about the traditions we have to pass to our son. This is the perfect time of year to evaluate your traditions and the legacy you're passing to your children. It's the perfect time to find an activity for the whole family to bless someone else. I hope you'll consider ways you can bless others today and throughout the holiday season. Remember, it is really a choice we make.
Have a wonderful day and weekend! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live...." Deuteronomy 30:19
The song I loved in the movie "Fireproof" is called "While I'm Waiting." I was so excited on the way home to find out my husband has the CD. He recognized the singer as John Waller. I guess I haven't listened to that CD much because I didn't even recognize the tune or any part of the song. You can read the lyrics here. Also I found a video of John Waller speaking about the song and why he wrote it. You can watch a clip from the movie that includes this song below.
This song made me think of so many different situations. What are you waiting for? A new job? A new house? To finish school? A baby to make his or her appearance? Your "special someone" that you can spend the rest of your life with? Healing from your pain? Secruity? Financial peace? Good news from the test results from the doctor? To hear from someone you love? For God's direction? To see a family member turn to Jesus? For Jesus' return?
Each of us are waiting for something. We wait for things all the time. Maybe right now you aren't waiting on any big, life changing answers, but I'm sure you have to wait for little things on a daily basis....waiting in lines, waiting at stop lights, waiting on elevators, waiting on children, waiting on a phone call, waiting on meals, waiting for an appointment, waiting.....waiting......waiting.
The question is what are you doing while you're waiting? Are you so worried during the waiting that you aren't enjoying life? Are you caught up in all the things that need to be done before the event that once it happens you feel drained and don't even enjoy something you've put so much time and effort into making just right? Do you feel like you're life is too busy to wait, that you don't have time to wait for anyone or anything?
This song reminds us how to act as we wait. For the big things we need to remember His timing is very rarely our timing. For the daily tasks we need to pray for patience in waiting that we have a good attitude while we wait. While we wait we need to be confident He is working and He is answering our prayers. We need to continue serving Him and giving Him our all. It is hard in our natural selves to wait and we must rely on Him for His help and peace during those times as we continue to serve, love, and worship Him as we wait.
I hope this song blesses you today! I have been excited to share it here because it blessed my heart tremendously. Have a wonderful day!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD." Psalm 27:13, 14
Today's prayer for the election: Pray for the Republican party, its members, its leadership, and its candidates
