I posted these lyrics (and wrote this "intro") about a year and a half ago. It's as true today as it was then.
these are the lyrics to the song that I want to define my life and my relationship with Christ. I've heard this song so many times, but somehow I rarely stop and listen to just what the words are saying.
MISTAKEN
Warren Barfield
VERSE 1:
I shouldn't have to tell you who I am,
Cause who I am should be speaking for itself
Cause if I am who I want to be, then who you see won't even be me
Oh the more and more I disappear, the more and more He becomes clear
CHORUS:
Til everyone I talk to hears His voice
And everything I touch feels the warmth of His hand
Til everyone I meet sees Jesus in me, this is all I want to be
I want to be mistaken for Jesus
Oh I want to be mistaken
VERSE 2:
Do they only see who we are, when who we are should be pointing them to Christ
Cause we are who He chose to use to spread the news of the way the truth and the life
Oh I want all I am to die....so all He is can come alive
CHORUS:
Til everyone I talk to hears His voice
And everything I touch feels the warmth of His hand
Til everyone I meet sees Jesus in me, this is all I want to be
I want to be mistaken for Jesus
Oh I want to be mistaken
Oh I need to be mistaken for You, Lord.. .I want to be mistaken
BRIDGE:
May He touch with my hands
See through my eyes
May He speak through my lips
Live through my life
Monday, January 28, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
Waiting...
As I begin my final semester of college, I'm suddenly made aware of the fact that I have some huge, life-altering decisions to make within the next few months. It's overwhelming, really, and part of me can't believe I have made it this far. I guess as a kid, and even throughout high school, I had certain expectations for myself post-college. And the majority of my "dreams" have yet to come to fruition, which is fine, but it leaves me feeling a little bit discouraged at times. Although is exciting to know that the LORD has plans for me, and I get to be a part of His purposes and His kingdom... I struggle with letting go of MY agenda, MY hopes, MY comfort.
I made God a promise not too long ago that if He would pull some strings for such-and-such in my life, I'd be willing to wait as many as ten years for it to happen.
Word to the wise: Don't do that.
....Ever.
(Unless you're prepared for the longest ten years OF YOUR LIFE.)
Ha. I don't know if I didn't expect His answer to be "yes", or I didn't plan on getting the opportunity to prove my commitment, or maybe I just didn't expect Him to take me seriously (I wouldn't have). But I am starting to wonder if *maybe*... just MAYBE... I spoke too soon. Because here it is, my turn to hold up my end of the deal, and I am a HECK of a lot less patient than I realized. He's teaching me what it really means to WAIT on Him, to trust that He knows my needs and my future better than I ever will. It's a hard lesson - a lesson I've been needing to learn for quite some time - but a difficult one nonetheless.
And in the midst of my impatience - despite the fact that I fight for what I want, and then I fight again when things aren't EXACTLY how I want them to be - in the midst of all this. He is still good, and He is still God.
So I wait.
There's a song that I sang for church in high school called "I Will Listen". The second verse says:
"This is the faith, patience to wait when there is nothing clear
Nothing to see, still we believe Jesus is very near
I can not imagine what will come, but I've already made my choice
And this is where I stand until He moves me on
And I will listen to His voice"
In all of this, I am again reminded that His best is worth the wait. In the past, I have tried to make things happen according to my plans and dreams, and it's ended with nothing but disaster. I am willing to wait on Him this time. :)
"I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and in His word I do hope" - Ps. 130:5
I made God a promise not too long ago that if He would pull some strings for such-and-such in my life, I'd be willing to wait as many as ten years for it to happen.
Word to the wise: Don't do that.
....Ever.
(Unless you're prepared for the longest ten years OF YOUR LIFE.)
Ha. I don't know if I didn't expect His answer to be "yes", or I didn't plan on getting the opportunity to prove my commitment, or maybe I just didn't expect Him to take me seriously (I wouldn't have). But I am starting to wonder if *maybe*... just MAYBE... I spoke too soon. Because here it is, my turn to hold up my end of the deal, and I am a HECK of a lot less patient than I realized. He's teaching me what it really means to WAIT on Him, to trust that He knows my needs and my future better than I ever will. It's a hard lesson - a lesson I've been needing to learn for quite some time - but a difficult one nonetheless.
And in the midst of my impatience - despite the fact that I fight for what I want, and then I fight again when things aren't EXACTLY how I want them to be - in the midst of all this. He is still good, and He is still God.
So I wait.
There's a song that I sang for church in high school called "I Will Listen". The second verse says:
"This is the faith, patience to wait when there is nothing clear
Nothing to see, still we believe Jesus is very near
I can not imagine what will come, but I've already made my choice
And this is where I stand until He moves me on
And I will listen to His voice"
In all of this, I am again reminded that His best is worth the wait. In the past, I have tried to make things happen according to my plans and dreams, and it's ended with nothing but disaster. I am willing to wait on Him this time. :)
"I wait for the LORD, my soul does wait, and in His word I do hope" - Ps. 130:5
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