I'm desperate in seeking
And I'm frantic believing
That the sight of Your face
is all that I'm needing
I will say to You
it's gonna be worth it
all
These are some lyrics from a song by Rita Springer called
It's gonna to be worth it. This is one of my favorite songs by her and I revisited it today since I haven't listened to her in awhile. As I listened, I was reminded why this song touched me so much. The first line of the song says,
"I don't understand Your ways, oh but I give you my song, I give you all of my praise". Sometimes this is so true in my life. I have gone through some things and I look to the Lord and wonder what is going on here? But you know what? I have also gone through enough things in my lifetime as a Christian where I came to the realization that I can trust the Lord and know He has my best interest at heart. I can trust Him even in the things I may not understand. Has it been easy? No, not always. I had times when I walked by pure faith because I had nothing else. It was like the feeling you would get walking a tight rope with your eyes closed, but somehow having that knowing peace that you would make it to the end. I would have to constantly remind myself, "it's going to be worth it". And you know what? It always was. I think sometimes we get a misconception that when we go through things, the Lord is out to "get us". That is not true at all, He knows what we were created to be and continues to give us opportunities to stretch and grow and become the beautiful sculpture the Potter has in mind for the clay.
The older I get, the more I realize that we are eternal beings. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. This life here on earth is not all there is. There is an eternity whether we choose to believe it or not. I choose to live for eternity.
Lord, there is nothing in this world that beats
the wisdom of Your words,
the safety I feel when I allow you to be my hiding place,
Your joy which is my strength,
or
Your peace that passes all understanding even when I may not understand.
In the end, I will say to You
It really was worth it.
I love you all
Cathi
<3
Comments (5)
Came here on a rec! I just read an email where Rick Warren was saying that life is a dress rehearsal for eternity. He talked about how some people focus on their own problems and not on helping others or something like that.
Great blog...glad I visited.
Very nice Mrs. Cathi! We are sprititual beings having a human experiance!
Beautiful!
I was just listening to Kelanie Gloekler's "Brave, New Worship". One of the lines is similar. It says, "When it's all said and done here, I'll be wearing His fragrance."
I am going to have to find that song! It is what has been happening in my life. Sometimes things are so chaotic, and yet I know that because I know God and that God is in control, I don't have to get so frantic (although sometimes I do.) Thanks for this post!
Heather
Such truth...what would we be without our Heavenly Father?