Embrace the Within no. 42
“Public worship will not excuse us from secret worship.”
-Matthew Henry
I woke up today with a song in my mind. I don’t mean a figurative song in my heart and a joy for living. I wake up and gain those through the routine of getting moving and prayer. I mean that I literally awoke with a song to YHWH going in my mind. A song about the greatness of Christ and His love for me.
Of course I said a prayer and went back to sleep because this song was waking me up at 1 am and that is far too early for me to be waking and starting my day. BUT wouldn’t you know it, hours later when I woke again the same song was still literally playing through my mind. What a thing to be thankful about when waking in the morning.
The song didn’t go away. And the song never has to go away because that song might not be ever present in the front of my mind BUT that song is still there in my soul. It hasn’t left my nephesh just because I can’t literally hear it playing. I have the assurance that the song continues t o play throughout the day.
And there is nothing I did to make the song appear. I didn’t have any control over where and when it appeared. Thoughts are slippery and float around. I only get to decide if those thoughts are important enough to keep my attention. I get to decide what thoughts take hold and root into my mind. BUT I don’t get to decide what thoughts appear. I only get to control how long they stay and what power they hold over my mind.
And I am thankful for that song this morning. I am thankful that I got the chance to add one more thing to my routine this morning. Not that I deserved a song in my mind. Not that I was asking for a song in my mind. BUT that I got the joy of a song in my mind.
And I think being thankful for what I receive is a lot better than treating YHWH like a magic genie. I trust whatever He gives because I need everything He gives. And that plan is the only path that is getting me anywhere worth going.
Peace to your home. Bless your being. The reign of YHWH is now. Be a blessing to YHWH and others.
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