God is GOD

One of my new favorite songs lately...

Steven Curtis Chapman - God is God

And the pain falls like a curtain
On the things I once called certain
And I have to say the words I fear the most
I just don't know

And the questions without answers
Come and paralyze the dancer
So I stand here on the stage afraid to move
Afraid to fall, oh, but fall I must
On this truth that my life has been formed from the dust

God is God and I am not
I can only see a part of the picture He's painting
God is God and I am man
So I'll never understand it all
For only God is God

And the sky begins to thunder
And I'm filled with awe and wonder
'Til the only burning question that remains
Is who am I

Can I form a single mountain
Take the stars in hand and count them
Can I even take a breath without God giving it to me
He is first and last before all that has been
Beyond all that will pass

God is God and I am not
I can only see a part of the picture He's painting
God is God and I am man
So I'll never understand it all
For only God is God

Oh, how great are the riches of His wisdom and knowledge
How unsearchable for to Him and through Him and from Him are all things

So let us worship before the throne
Of the One who is worthy of worship alone

God is God and I am not
I can only see a part of the picture He's painting
God is God and I am man
So I'll never understand it all
For only God is God

I am always encouraged when this song comes on the radio.  I am reminded that whatever comes my way - troubles/trials - God is GOD, and HE is in control.  I am reminded of my role in trusting God, and letting God lead.  I am reminded of my limitations here on earth, but my limitations also remind me of how GREAT my God is.

I work in a public school, so no, I don't get Good Friday off (tomorrow).  Sometimes it's very hard to "slow down" and really reflect on what was going on 2011 years ago.  A man - God in flesh - was getting ready to die...for me!  Actually DIE for me, and I don't understand it at all, but am eternally grateful.

Nothing brings you to your knees and makes you reflect and question what you believe like raising children.  With Natty, Nathan, and now Olivia (around the end of July) in the picture, it forces me to daily reflect on what I am showing them I believe with how I live.   Holidays come and go, and I am repeated forced to reflect throughout the year, how is this relevant to who God is to them?  How do I show them who God is?  How do we not get caught up in the world?  How do we set apart ourselves as a family that follows Christ?

I've had many goals in my life, and those goals change as time does.  But one thing I am certain is that I cannot fail in showing our children how BIG our God is and lead them to experience His love, mercy, and grace in their life.