It’s been so long since I have met You here
Since I have said these words or cried these tears
And like a child would come I run into our secret place
And as the music fades, the tears are rolling down my face

I am alive in this moment
In this moment I am found
I am alive in this moment
In this moment I belong

It’s been so long since I have met You here
Since I have heard You speak or let You near
And like a wayward son I’ve come with nothing left to hide
Here in this moment I have come to offer up my life

Here only one fire burns, it burns
Here only one melody is heard
Once again for the very first time
My eyes are opening
-Starfield

To the desperate eyes and reaching hands
To the suffering and the lean
To the ones the world has cast aside
Where you want me I will be

I will go, I will go
I will go, Lord send me
To the world, To the lost
To the poor and hungry
Take everything I am
I’m clay within your hands
I will go, I will go, send me

Let me not be blind with privilege
Give me eyes to see the pain
Let the blessing You’ve poured out on me
Not be spent on me in vain
Let this life be used for change

I wanna live for you
Go where you lead me
I wanna follow you
-Starfield

“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him”
–1 Corinthians 1:27–29

Recently a friend of mine shared this verse as part of her summer missions trip testimony. When I saw this verse, it really reminded me of why God chooses us who are so unworthy, to do great things. You may think what you have is nothing, you may wish you had more. But the truth is, God has great things planned with what He has given each of us with.

In another way, I’ve also seen this verse as a sort of humourous way of God saying: “haha, I told you so”

Not really a quote, but something I heard from a sermon at my church a little while back that really stuck to me (about grace and punishment):

When you get what you deserve, that is justice.
When you don’t get something you deserve, that is mercy.
When you get something you don’t deserve…

That, is grace.

“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.”
-The Usual Suspects

It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will reveal answer at the pace life wishes to do so. You feel like running, but life is on a stroll. This is how God does things…
–Donald Miller

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