Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Always Waiting
A sign that I really like a song: When I play it over and over. This is the latest song for me that I love listening to.
I have always been like that though. Even in the days of "Blondie" or "Fleetwood Mac" or "Mariah Carey"....and on and on. Listen loudly and repeatedly. Sometimes I wake up with a song playing in my head. This morning it was "Born to Be Alive", it was a one hit wonder back in 1979. Loved it. Road my bike listening to it on my small portable radio.
But the music that I listen to today and have listened to in the past six years has meaning, substance.
This song, by John Waller titled "While I'm Waiting" says so much about how we live. Mostly, how we are to live.
We are always waiting for something. Even before I came to Christ I was always waiting in expectation for something.
As a young girl, waiting for the tooth fairy to give me money under my pillow, for Christmas morning, for the end of the day at school so that I could go home.
As a teen, waiting for that special someone to call, for my time to finally get my driver's license, get a job and graduate high school.
As a young woman, to get married (okay, a really young woman there), have a home to call our own and of course, babies.
And on and on.
Still, I live waiting.
More often it includes the Lord now. Waiting for Him to show me something. Waiting for Him to do a work in my life and the lives of others around me.
Waiting on Him. Waiting for Him. That Blessed Hope.
I love the words of this song.
I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait
I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I'm waiting
I will serve You
While I'm waiting
I will worship
While I'm waiting
I will not faint
I'll be running the race
Even while I wait
I'm waiting
I'm waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I'm waiting on You, Lord
Though it's not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve You while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting
I will serve you while I'm waiting
I will worship while I'm waiting on You, Lord
If you haven't seen the movie "Fireproof" yet, watch this clip. What an amazing movie about marriage. They used this song.
Turn up your speakers!
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6 comments:
Really beautiful.....I was singing my heart out right along with him...!
What a beautiful song, WOW! Love it, love it, love it!!
Thanks for sharing it Sis.
Like I said, over and over and over....
Did you watch the Fireproof clip?
Dear Shari,
Thank you for visiting my blog.
More than that, thank you for that was your way of introducing yourself to me! So, because you left a comment, and used your blogger identity, I was able to get back to you with just a click of my mouse.
I'm still sitting here blown away by the song you featured on this post. I have just seen both the song and the FIreproof clips. What a powerful movie it must be. I'm not a movie person, but I do watch a movie if I know it is a good one. I can hardly wait to see this one.
Waiting is one theme of my life. Hope is the one thing that keeps me moving on. Hope...the expectation of good things happening, even if that means waiting for my full redemption, waiting for heaven.
I thank God for allowing our paths to cross. FOr the past few months I have realized that even in bloggerville, there is no such thing as a chance or accidental meeting. I used to say that blogworld friendships is different from real life... until I sensed something in my heart whisper, "This IS real life. You are meeting real people here..."
Gotta end this rather lengthy comment. I couldn't help it. But for sure, I'll be visitng your blog to read up.
Shari,
What a meaningful song..so glad Lidia linked you...thanks for sharing this...Blessings,
Sita
(followed you from Crown of Beauty...)
That is a powerful song...and Fireproof was an amazing movie. It is, I think, the first movie I've ever seen featuring a salvation, that came across REAL.
God bless!
-Katie
Hope Is Calling...
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