This is my story...
I'm telling it to you through this blog and as M. Craig Barnes says in his book, Sacred Thirst, "[Life] is defined by the God who loves you. In other words, you are not the central character, not even of your own life's story. This is not meant to demean you; it is meant to set you free".
This is why we are debtors to Grace. Because He made the first move! While dead in my sin, I would never have been able to see or feel my need for Him. That's just how bad off I was. So He came looking for me. He wounded me with a longing to know Him and because He is kind, He continues to pursue me. This has been blowing my mind lately so this hymn has been a place of prayer and worship for my soul. I hope the truth found in this song bring the same enlightenment and thankfulness to your spirit as well.
Read MoreA song and a prayer for 2017.
Read MoreMerry Christmas! Today, we are sharing the Christmas hymns we find to be most appropriate for worship on today, our Messiah's birthday.
Read MoreThese aren't your typical Christmas oldies!
Maybe you were expecting some Bing Crosby, Andy Williams, or Rosemary Clooney?
Not today! I have to say though that when I think "Christmas Music" I do tend to think Bing Crosby.
However, that's true for many of us so today we decided to share with you some tunes that you may not be familiar with, but that would absolutely add joy to your Christmas soundtrack!
Ah Christmas movies, whether you enjoy the classic's like It's a Wonderful Life and White Christmas, or you're more of a cheesy Hallmark movie lover, it's true that Christmas movies are an integral part of celebrating the season.
My personal favorite is It's a Wonderful Life, which is actually my favorite movie of all time, but it doesn't really have a song unless you want to count Buffalo Gal's.
Christmas music is only enjoyed for a small part of the year, but you can be sure we enjoy it to the full extent during that time!
For the next few weeks I will be sharing our favorite Christmas tunes with you!
We are starting off with two of the best Country Christmas Carols out there, hand picked my Matthew Darling and yours truly.
Another anthem of mine.
Another song-prayer.
Another promise.
I clung fast to this song, among other things, during one of the darkest and most broken times in my life.
I wanted to share this song with you today before talking about that brokenness on Tuesday.
This song has been filtering into my mind a lot lately.
Mom sent this to me a few years ago in the middle of my first real battle with anxiety and fear.
I come back to it when the world feels heavy or overwhelming, which is far too often these days.
I have always loved this old hymn, but somehow over the last month or so it has become my anthem.
I have sought out it's haunting harmonies and empowering lyrics repeatedly and sing it prayerfully with tears in my eyes.
The artist from this recording penned a very vulnerable and beautiful blog post about this song's significance to her.
I found it so relatable, so touching, that I have re-posted it here.