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When the stars came crashing down
In tiny pieces to the ground
I was all alone down here
Trapped beneath the atmosphere
Then I, thought somebody called my name,
I spun around and caught a flame
I gave into a God I didn’t know
And now everything is falling into place
A brand new life is calling and I owe it all to grace
It’s so much brighter living in Your world
Savior, what You did for me
You gave me something I want everyone to see
When we struggle and it all goes wrong
Only You can make it right
So I say, Oh oh oh oh oh
I’m learning to be the light
Whoa, whoa
I’m learning to be the light
Whoa, whoa
When a heart is cold as ice
You can’t melt it with advice
No one wants to listen to
A list of things they shouldn’t do
So I build a city on a hill
And I light a candle on a sill
Knowing You’ll be always knocking at the door
Oh God I just want to love on everyone
All I have is Yours to give so let the people come
The light that makes the shadows hide
The light that breaks the curse of pride
The light that takes the weary in its arms
When it all came crashing down
There was only darkness all around
But in the distance I could see
A flame
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We each have been commissioned to share the Gospel of Christ to every tribe and nation. We should have such a light shining that draws others to us as a moth is drawn to an open flame. We get so bogged down with our day-to-day routines and feel that there is no way out sometimes. We wonder if there is a way to break our boring routines. But there is! All we have to do is find joy in our every day.
One way to go about that would be to praise God that we have bills to pay, that we have a spouse that works, healthy children, good healthcare, great friends! Whatever your situation, there is an opportunity to sing praises to God and give Him the glory for the ‘everyday.’ We are a truly blessed nation and we take for granted what privileges we have given to us.
As you go through your day, look at what you do with new eyes. Look at what you have as though you are a person from a Third World country. A place like Peru or the area around the Amazon in South America. We have such abundance and they often have nothing. They have no running water and yet they are content. They do not have a grocery store and yet a 5 year old boy goes out in the river fishing for his family’s breakfast in a flat boat. We would never dream of sending our kids out in a dangerous river like that.
As we enter the Easter season, take time to pray. Get by yourself, if that is not your routine and meditate on a song or Scripture. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you what He would have for you today. Just for today. Wait for Him and He will be faithful to answer.
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Father, forgive us for being a spoiled nation. Lord, help us come back to You. Help us to not become desensitized to those things that grieve Your Holy Spirit. Help us not to seek out things that would harden our hearts towards You and Your kingdom. Thank You for Your provisions. Let us have a healthy filter for what would please You, Lord. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
