Tag: all sons & daughters

‘king of glory (you restored my soul)’

‘I know a place where I can find You:
here in the valley of shadows.
Give me eyes to see where You’re leading me.

I know a place where I can feel You:
Here in the freedom of forgiveness.
Give me strength to hold fast to what I know.’

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Well, this song truly speaks to me at this point in time and maybe it will for you too. While it’s okay to ask for Him to reveal to you where He’s leading, we also need to trust that He will not steer us wrong no matter what. So, trust Him. I love that second stanza too. We can feel Him in the freedom of forgiveness. He forgives us. Always. No matter what. That’s an incredible, insane thought, and it’s wonderful. We also need to pray that He would give us the strength to stand by what we know through Him–no matter what opposition we face. Easier said than done, I know.

‘You restore my soul.
I’m Yours alone…
When dark gives way to light,
Your hope will rise, oh King of Glory.’

He restores our souls. He desires to give us peace and rest and He wants what’s the absolute best for us. I love that. We don’t know what’s best for us. We stumble through life tending to seek what we want, because- well, because we’re human. But we should to align our hearts, will, and desires with His. Because He knows what’s best for us and desires it as well. Trust Him with all your being. I know it’s insanely difficult, but I can only believe that it will reap the best benefits.

‘Give me faith to stand strong in this rushing wind…

Surely goodness and mercy follow me every moment I dwell with You.’

We face opposition ALL the time. We need to increase our faith and stand strong no matter what, as stated above.

When we spend time in His presence, nothing but goodness comes from that. Dwell in His presence. Spend quality time with the Creator of the Universe–because we’re able to do that and why would we not, then??? Time with Him is time well spent.

I know that was basically just some thoughts on lyrics from a song, but that’s about all I’ve got right now. This will most likely be my last post, but I want to thank any of you who have been reading along and following my journey through this blog. Thanks for allowing me to share my random thoughts and what God’s been teaching me. My prayers are with you, and I hope you’ll be praying for me as well. We could all stand for a little extra prayer and support in our corner. Thanks guys.

love,

erinn victoria

‘called me higher’ [all sons & daughters]

‘And I could be safe–called me higher
I could be safe here in Your arms and never leave home,
never let these walls down.
But You have called me higher.
You have called me deeper.
And I’ll go where You will lead me Lord…
I will be Yours for all my life,
so let Your mercy light the path before me.’

[If you haven’t listened to this song, I highly recommend it. If you haven’t listened to any of All Sons & Daughters, I recommend that even more. Their songs just hit me in a new way all the time.]

This song is pretty relevant to me at this exact moment. I was trying to come up with songs for leading the high school students in worship this Sunday, and this was the first song that popped into my head. However, I still needed to find out what the theme was [from the youth pastor]. She later informed me that it was about following God and trusting where He leads. Now, if that’s not a God-thing, I don’t know what is. I love moments like this where I can just feel His hand in my life. I always struggle with ‘hearing His voice’, or knowing what that sounds like. But, I do think I’m slowly but surely finding out what it looks like for me. And I definitely think the nudges that I feel towards certain songs from time to time are Him.

Okay, now onto the actual song. It’s all talking about how we could just sit still, just hang out in His presence, and grow comfortable with the life we’re leading. BUT we are called to much more than that. And this song is making that commitment. I struggle with this on the daily. I LOVE to be comfortable. Ask anyone that knows me–sweatpants on as soon as I get home, I’m the biggest homebody, etc. I also like to become comfortable in my lifestyle and not push myself much further than my comfort zones.

I share this song with you because it’s okay to struggle. It’s okay to be scared to go forward and leave your safety nets. It’s a scary thing to go out there ‘on your own’. However, it’s important to know that you’re NOT ‘on your own’. The lyrics above mention staying safe in His arms, never leaving home, never letting your walls down. While it’s important to get out there and let your walls down, know that you aren’t leaving the safety of His arms. One of the most comforting things I pray all the time is that I would just feel His arms around me–especially when I’m scared or upset or lonely or sad or anything really.

He’s leading you higher and deeper and He’s calling you to follow. Don’t pretend you can’t hear Him. I’m gonna push myself to listen to His call and to go wherever He would lead me. As the song states: His mercy will light the path before you. You’re not going in blind. You’re not going in alone. You have the Creator of the universe (who is also the Creator of YOU) going in by your side.

with love,

erinn victoria.