It's hard to believe I don't live in Jackson anymore! As we drive around, I keep expecting to find "the Bypass" and finally know which way north and south are. Or, when I go to a store, I look around for someone I might recognize. When we watch the local news, the first thing that comes to my mind is, "Why are they showing the weather in the Northeast?" I'm sure that we'll get used to all these new things quickly, but for right now, its still a little jarring.
It seems that so many things in my life have changed (and will continue changing) so quickly, and yet God has been reminding me that nothing that really matters has changed - He is still sovereign God who cares, provides, and redeems, and our mission in life is still to build His Kingdom. He is the only One who will never change, and what a comfort that is!
We sang this song on one of our last Sundays at sweet Northbrook, and it has reminded me of these truths over and over again in those tough moments...
I Am, by Jill Phillips
oh gently lay your head upon my chest
and I will comfort you like a mother while you rest
the tide can change so fast, but I will stay
the same through past, the same in future, same today
I am constant; I am near
I am peace that shatters all your secret fears
I am holy; I am wise
I'm the only one who knows your heart's desires
your heart's desires
oh weary, tired and worn, let out your sighs
and drop that heavy load you hold 'cause Mine is light
I know you through and through; there's no need to hide
I want to show you love that is deep and high and wide
'cause I am constant; I am near
I am peace that shatters all your secret fears
I am holy; I am wise
I'm the only one who knows your heart's desires
your heart's desires
I am constant; I am near
I am peace that shatters all your secret fears
I am holy; I am wise
I'm the only one who knows your heart's desires
your heart's desires
oh gently lay your head upon my chest
and I will comfort you like a mother while you rest
....
Another note of small victories: yesterday, we found our way from Walmart to the grocery store to home without using the GPS! woohoo! Now, if they would just design a GPS for inside the grocery store, we'd be set! :)
Beautiful song lyrics, Valerie. We have one Jill Phillips CD but it doesn't have this song. I listened to a snippet of "I am" on iTunes & it was beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Your post reminded me of a translation of I Tim 6:15 I recently read which refers to God as "the Blessed Controller" of all things.
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