How many of you have taken to the idea of having a "word" for your year. I have watched as others that I know have taken this on and been amazed at what people came up with. It was only recently that I discovered that my year has taken on the shape of this idea. My year has become about growth. Growing in my walk with God, growing in my ability to truly surrender my will and my all to him, growth as a wife, growth as a mother. Growth. (I promise there is a connection here... just stay with me)
Over the last several weeks I have seen God's hand in so much of our lives. Unexpected interviews and job changes for both Corbin and I. School conferences that turned out with amazing results for Paityn (see He Gets It Done), car issues that were surprising resolved at no cost to us, overcoming my own health issues, really just every day life. In those moments of feeling God truly guiding our family I find that I am drawn to my music. Drawn to the words that I know I can never so poetically create, but so accurately display my heart.
As I have come to realization that this year is about growth for me, I often sit and wonder how my love for music will play into that. Will it be a song that turns me even closer to him. Will it be a comment made on Klove as I listen for my daily praise time? Will be an embarrassing moment of someone seeing me rock out to a song that touches my heart... Ok, so maybe that isn't part of growth, but I am sure it can be entertaining). Overall, I began to wonder and became excited to think about what words of praise would touch and encourage my growth over the next year.
This morning I sat down to create a playlist of some music for the van. You see, I have driven a car without a CD player for years now. I came to LOVE my time listening to Klove as I drove, but the idea of being able to create a CD of my favorites just about made my day. During my time with my I pod I stumbled across something that amazed me. I found newly released music that just touched me. I was baffled to learn, though, NO WORDS!!! How could a song "God I Look To You" so accurately relay the message of my recent desire to just turn to my Lord, but not have a single word in it. Then it hit me... It isn't about the words that are said. It is about where my heart is at. As much as I thought it would be, my growth isn't in the words I will hear, but in the attitude of my heart. My hearts true desire for growth.
As I finished this post, I found a YouTube video with the story behind this album. It was amazing, as I listened, to realize that this album would quickly become the sound track for my year of growth.
I hope that you will listen and maybe be touched as I have.
As I have come to realization that this year is about growth for me, I often sit and wonder how my love for music will play into that. Will it be a song that turns me even closer to him. Will it be a comment made on Klove as I listen for my daily praise time? Will be an embarrassing moment of someone seeing me rock out to a song that touches my heart... Ok, so maybe that isn't part of growth, but I am sure it can be entertaining). Overall, I began to wonder and became excited to think about what words of praise would touch and encourage my growth over the next year.
This morning I sat down to create a playlist of some music for the van. You see, I have driven a car without a CD player for years now. I came to LOVE my time listening to Klove as I drove, but the idea of being able to create a CD of my favorites just about made my day. During my time with my I pod I stumbled across something that amazed me. I found newly released music that just touched me. I was baffled to learn, though, NO WORDS!!! How could a song "God I Look To You" so accurately relay the message of my recent desire to just turn to my Lord, but not have a single word in it. Then it hit me... It isn't about the words that are said. It is about where my heart is at. As much as I thought it would be, my growth isn't in the words I will hear, but in the attitude of my heart. My hearts true desire for growth.
As I finished this post, I found a YouTube video with the story behind this album. It was amazing, as I listened, to realize that this album would quickly become the sound track for my year of growth.
I hope that you will listen and maybe be touched as I have.
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