Run

Child:  Why am I stopping, Dad?  Why am I not running with the rest?

Dad:  Just sit here, child, wait and rest.  Spend time with me.

Child:  But Dad, I don't want to rest, I want to run.

Dad:  Trust me, wait and refuel.

Child:  Everyone else is running, why must I stop?  Why can't I do whatever the rest are doing?  Why can't I run on that same track as them?

Dad:  Dear child, don't you see?  I know you and I know you need this time to rest, whether you agree with it or not.  I want to spend time with you and I want to give you this chance to refuel as you get ready to run again.  Don't worry about lagging behind.  Don't you see?  The others you are looking at are one lap behind you now.  Don't look back, look ahead.  I'm bringing you to a different track.  I know it looks dark ahead, for now.  But when it's time, just run.  Soon you'll see cheerleaders, cheering you on.  

And I'll be waiting for you, at the finishing line.

2013

One day every tongue will confess You are God

One day every knee will bow

Till the greatest treasure remains for those

Who gladly choose You now

Trust God to use anything and everything, including music, to speak.  The lyrics really forces me to reevaluate what I am doing with my life, doesn't it do the same to you too?  In light that one day Christ will return, in light that I'm here for Kingdom purposes, in light that I'm in this world but I shouldn't be of this world; sometimes I wonder why life seems so complicated and why can't there be a Monica's-life-manual that tells me exactly what to do.

I think that's what Summer has been so far for me: figuring out what is my next step.

And it's funny, because I started this post with a different ending in mind.  But as I said, God speaks.  He intervenes.  And as I type, and the song "Come, Now Is The Time To Worship" replays in my mind, I hear God saying that Now is the time to Worship Him.  I guess it's cool that way; while I'm hoping for some life manual with all the answers I would ever need, God reminds me that He is all I need and all I need to do is to worship Him.

So here's to trusting that I won't stumble much (and if I do, that He will pick me up) as I step into the unknown.  2013 will be a good year, just because my God is an awesome God.