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Thursday, February 12, 2009

A Season of Waiting

There's one song I've been singing non-stop for the past several weeks and seems to be perfect for what I anticipate I'll be going through for the next few months: a season of waiting.

Brooke Fraser sings it perfectly in her song Faithful

"Faithful"

There's distance in the air and I cannot make it leave
I wave my arms 'round about me and blow with all my might
I cannot sense you close, though I know you're always here
But the comfort of you near is what i long for

[CHORUS]
When I can't feel you, I have learned to reach out just the same
When I can't hear you, I know you still hear everyword I pray
And i want you more than i want to live another day
And as I wait for you maybe I'm made more faithful

All the folly of the past, though I know it is undone
I still feel the guilty one, still trying to make it right
So I whisper soft your name, let it roll around my tongue,
Knowing you're the only one who knows me
You know me

[CHORUS]
When I can't feel you, I have learned to reach out just the same
When I can't hear you, I know you still hear everyword I pray
And i want you more than i want to live another day
And as I wait for you maybe I'm made more faithful

[BRIDGE]
Show me how I should live this
Show me where I should walk
I count this world as loss to me
You are all I want
You are all I want

Faithful - Brooke Fraser
This song is in complete agreement with God's promise for me this year:

Psalm 27:14 (New International Version)

14 Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD.

And I must say, I used to be somewhat of an impatient person, but I'm enjoying this season of waiting, of stillness, of anticipation for God's breakthroughs but at the same time a quiet assurance that He's already working on it and that all He wants me to do is surrender.

My prayer is that you may all feel the love of God which He has so graciously poured out for me, for everyone. This Valentine's season, I just want to declare that His love endures forever (Psalm 106:1).

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