Above All Else

So here's the picture.  It's early afternoon, I get out of the church after working on our bulletin boards...time is running much faster than I want it to.  I have to get home, get ready for work....this is the work I've been doing for 33 years, the work that has damaged me physically, my arms hurt almost all the time, especially the right one and I pretty sure I need surgery to correct the problem.  I'm thinking about the time crunch, thinking about how nice it would be to be able to retire...but of course that is out of the question, we just took on a large debt to fix the deck at the house, not too mention some other bills that definitely need to be paid off before retiring...oh and as I am rushing, thinking about all this I get into my aging, 13 year old truck, with over 150,000 miles on it where the stuffing is coming out of the seat and is all over the floor and the 4 wheel drive doesn't work.  Then since I'm in such a great place here, I hear that little voice bringing up my flaws and sinful attitudes, anger, impatience, lack of faith, addictions...Yes this is the picture I want you to consider.  All of this took place in only a few minutes, you know how quick thoughts can be, and how quickly the negative can pile up in our minds...so I cried out to the Lord..."Please, fix me, fix everything, fix my  life!"  At least I got something right, I went to the right source!!  LOL

Okay, so I pile all my stuff,  including myself, into the car, buckle up and get moving.  Radio God visit on it's way!!  Our Father is sooooo good!!  Natalie Grant has a new song out and the Lord picked that moment to let me hear it for the first time.  This song brought comfort, conviction and peace all at the same time for me.  Considering I know she is went through thyroid cancer (which is completely gone!  Yaay!), I can only imagine this song was brought from the deep places of her own heart...and I know it mirrors so many of ours cries.  This is such a faith encouraging song, reminding me to seek God above all else, no matter what my need may be.  He is faithful.  My prayer is that it encourages you as much as it did me. 

Lord, teach us to want You more than anything.  Life hurts.  Life gets twisted and life gets hard.  Remind us through it all we are not forsaken, nor ever alone.  All things serve You.  Lord, carry us through the hard times, the sad times, the frustrating times and let us glorify You in all.  I do ask for deliverance from the things that weigh us down, but only when You are done doing what needs to be done in our heart and lives through them.  Give me, give all of us more faith and more trust.  In Jesus Name, amen.

Listen and let the Lord's healing wash over you today.