God's new way of speaking to me

God has ways of speaking to people in different ways… we all know that. But some of the ways he chooses to speak are amazing and just flat out wonderful. Everyone has ‘special’ songs that mean something to them or had a major part in their life, and some just have favorite songs. Whether it’s a Christian song or just another song, songs are great ways to relate to life and people around you.
Before I got here… the song ‘In Christ Alone’ had a special place in my heart. Just the words gave me a peace in my heart and I felt comfort in knowing that in Christ alone there is peace and hope. A part of a couple verses of that song really send chills down my spine every time I hear them. It says: Till on that cross as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied. For every sin on him was laid, here in the death of Christ I live. And as he stands in victory, sin’s curse has lost it’s grip on me. For I am his and he is mine; bought with the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
Once I got here I started loving ‘Once Again’ by Matt Redman. I don’t really know why… but I started singing it in my head one day while cleaning my room and I found the song. The words of that song also gave me hope. The chorus just lets me sit back and relax in knowing that God has everything in his hands!
The chorus says: Once again I look upon the cross where you died. I’m humbled by your mercy and I’m broken inside. One again I thank you, once again I pour out my life.
Sometimes God shows you something and it takes someone forever to figure out that God is trying to show you something. That’s how I was over the last couple of weeks. They have an amazing radio station up here that plays Christian songs all day everyday. I have it programmed in my computer to where I can listen to it from the internet and I love it. At least once a day, everyday I hear the same song. It’s called ‘Everlasting God’. The chorus is the part that really hit me hard. It says: Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord, wait upon the Lord, as we wait upon the Lord. Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord, we will wait upon the Lord, as we wait upon the Lord.
I would hear it over and over again and every time it just touched me more. Today we were having a session called Prayer and we started out by singing a song. No one had one they could think of so Amy, one of the interns, suggested ‘Everlasting God’. We sang it to Joanna playing on the guitar. During that same session Amy read a verse from Isaiah 40 verse 30: But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. They spread their wings and soar like eagles. Wow!!
I think that sometimes God wants us to sit back and let God direct our lives without rushing every minute of our lives. I find myself saying… ‘I can’t wait to get to Peru!’… ‘I can’t wait till my parents come here!’… ‘I can’t wait till this week is over’… Why do we, I, do that? God gave us this life to live once. Why do we, I, wanna rush it and keep moving on? What’s going to happen down the road besides us just getting older? We can’t say this or that is going to happen. So why do we wanna see and get to the unknown? God gave us this moment. Live it. I think God was telling me to wait upon the Lord and not rush things. Tomorrow wont come any faster no matter how bad we want it to. So why wish it to? Time is precious.
As you may see, God has been teaching me new things everyday. I love learning new things. It shows how much God really loves me and how much he really does for me. We serve an amazing God!!