Cielo

I recently heard a song called "Cielo" by Phil Wickham which was on his "Heaven and Earth" album; and the Spiritual imagery and challenge in that song have challenged me. The lyric (s) that stick out to me are "I can't bow low enough, I can't bow low enough at the vision of you my God" and also "I can't lift my hands high enough, I can't lift my hands high enough when I'm reaching for you my God". WOW...no matter low, how prostrate I am spiritually or physically, it is NOT low enough and no matter how high I reach, how much I desire to worship him corporately seek him to worship Him with my whole being, it is not enough to truly express how GREAT OUR GOD IS. It's not that this is news to us, but it is a challenge to me, a challenge to pursue and a challenge to respond. A challenge to pursue Him, with my life, with my worship, within my ministry, my marriage, all the while knowing that this goal will not be completed until Glory (then we get to worship forever!!). This is also a challenge to respond to God, respond to His leading, the Spirit's prodding and the scripture's teaching. Katie and I are earnestly seeking the Lord's face and learning what it means to depend on the Lord, and to trust him...TRUST Him. Psalm 37:5 says, "Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act." Sounds simple...commit, trust, and he will act; but we know that it is not simple. The previous verse, (Ps 37:4) tells us to "take delight in the Lord and he will give you your heart's desires"... I must be in close fellowship with the Lord, so that my desires, and wants will be God- mandated and will align with his purpose and his plan. God's timing is always perfect and his paths are ALWAYS straight. We need but ONLY trust....which, after trusting him with your life through salvation, begins with worship, seeking to get low enough and seeking to reach high enough. I am praying God shows me his will each day, through everything and that I am in tune enough to head and follow Him. Be encouraged today, while we cannot reach high enough or bow down low enough He is pleased with genuine worship, and our GOD will meet us there, right where we are..and for that I am thankful