You alone are God I am Yours and You're mine And I know the Heavens will call out Your name If I don't
I close my eyes and I drift away To a place I remember, to a place I feel safe
Where it's alright and it's okay 'Coz I'm there in Your arms Where it's alright and it's okay 'Coz I'm there in Your arms
A long-ago favorite. Resurfaced in my playlist this past week and it just - hit me, in all the feels. Things I've been talking about recently. Feeling safe in only a couple of places. Wanting to be closer to God yet resisting at the same time.
Knowing that God loves me no matter what.
And the songwriters have it - it's alright in God's arms. Everything is alright when you are in God's arms.
Battered. Scarred. Broken so many times I've lost count.
And I am still here.
Cuz as the great Plumb says - I know whose I am. And I turn to him as much as I can, and need to do more. For our solace, our strength, our salvation is only found in him.
Oh, the God who made the stars Is the God that made your heart And He's holding you right now He can heal the broken parts And make beauty from the scars, the scars Beautiful scars!
Our scars tell our stories for us. But they are not who we are. They are signs of our struggles, our battles, and our recoveries.
Because those scars did not kill us. They propelled us forward to healing and the light of God.
Amen, sweet Plumb. Amen beautiful God.
(Plumb is one of my favorite singers of any genre; that she turns that beautiful voice to Christian music is the abundant icing on the delicious cake.)
They have always fascinated me since I was a little girl. Gazing into the dark heavens, identifying the constellations, the chance view of a shooting star, the full moon. Such things are the sight of my dreams in 3D.
Even now I gaze heavenward every clear night. And with modern technology I have apps that will tell me what stars I'm seeing, which planet is visible, even where the Milky Way is during the summer of the northern hemisphere.
As a human being, I am humbled by these vistas. No matter where I am or what I'm doing, the stars are always there - an epic expanse of limitless imaginings.
As a Christian, I am humbled knowing that my God created that vastness. His hand is there every night showing us his majesty thru the twinkling of light that is ageless.
I return once again to one of my favorite Christian rock bands - Skillet. Their normal hard-driving sound thrums thru my very soul almost burning me with their energy & strength.
Then they write and perform a gem like this one - Stars.
The deepest depths, the darkest nights Can't separate, can't keep me from Your sight I get so lost, forget my way But still You love and You don't forget my name
Written for the movie -The Shack - which is based on a book written byWilliam Paul Youngabout a man's experiences after the horrible kidnapping & death of his daughter. Falling into a pit of despair, the man receives a note from God, who calls him to the very location where his daughter was murdered. The man's faith is wobbly, to say the least, and his time with The Trinity - God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit - help him come to terms with his devastating loss. The depiction of these three pillars of Christianity is modern and somehow very real.
Anyway - Stars is one of those songs that digs deep into my heart. Once again it reminds us that God is always there - even when we fall into the pit and can't find our way out. If we turn to God - he will give us the light we need and the helping hand to lift us up.
If You can hold the stars in place You can hold my heart the same Whenever I fall away Whenever I start to break So here I am, lifting up my heart
Think of it - God's mighty hands holding up each star. The infinite numbers of those pretty twinkling lights held in place by a being who is so vast he knows no space or time.
God just - is.
Lift up your hearts my friends. God will be there to hold you in place.
