Oceans

Yesterday we were sitting in church contemplating all the changes going on in our life right about now.  I found myself sitting next to my husband thinking "What is going on?"  So many changes!!

As I stood there feeling sorry for myself I heard the music to an all too familiar song.  I heard it several months ago and it has become one of my favorite.  It begins something like this:

You call me out upon the waters,
The great unknown where feet may fail...

Everything about that song screams me!  That is where He has called me to-the great unknown.  The scary part is that I am extremely fearful of water.  I don't want to go to those waters where I fear "my feet will fail." 
As I stood there and sang, I came to my favorite part in the song:

Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders,
Let me walk upon the waters wherever you would call me..

It would definitely be the Spirit leading because lately I have felt that I have placed major borders on my trust.  "I can only go this far." or "Don't really think I can do that."  So singing this song at that moment really spoke to me.  But nothing spoke deeper than this verse:

Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander

You see, I am not a swimmer.  My fear of the water keeps me in shallow and I do mean shallow waters.  Don't like deep waters, don't trust deep waters and I would never "wander" into those waters especially alone.  But its the next line that seals it. 

And my faith will be made stronger 
In the presence of my Savior.

All of a sudden I get it.  I have to let go and let Him take me deeper that I would ever venture to go and in doing that, my faith would be made stronger in the presence of my Savior....how sweet!

Oh the changes are still there and some will impact us daily and some will impact me personally-much more than I care to admit.  Change is coming!  My prayer is that I will trust Christ and believe that He loves me unconditionally and regardless of what happens, my faith will be made stronger in the oceans of life.  After all, He walks on water.  What have I got to fear.

But the Isrealites went through the sea on dry ground, with a wall of water on their right and on their left.  Exodus 14:29

When you pass through the waters I will be with you.  When you walk through the rivers, I will not sweep over you. Isaiah 43:2


Hillsong United "Oceans (Where feet may fail)" Copyright (C) 2000