you make all things new

Wow, it's been so very long since I posted on this blog. So very long. I wish I had a good reason why, but alas, my reason is pure lazyness. Mainly though, I have so much usually mulling around in my thoughts, that to sit down, and write them out....well that seems like a daunting task. But tonight, I will write something. Writing and sharing my thoughts is actually something I really love and enjoy, I should do it more often.

Lately I've been wondering about some things going on (or rather not going on) in my life. And I've been asking God to speak to me on these matters, and I've wanted to listen to what He has to say. Really I feel like my ears have been plugged, and for some reason I don't feel like I have been able to hear anything from him. Well, not anything, but not a lot on what I've been inquiring about.

And just this past Saturday, I heard a song. And it struck me. And I realized that God was speaking to me, and I was hearing him. Somewhere along the line I forgot that He definitely speaks to me through music and lyrics. Ahhh, it was a nice moment to know that something struck me. Something in this song stuck out. And in a way, a small way, a bit of sense was made in my mind.

Shadowfeet is a song by a girl named Brooke Fraser. It's a great song. But that night, it was being song by another artist named Shane Weibe. He sang it beautifully, and at one point he encouraged the audience to join in and sing the chorus. Then at another point it was just the audience singing. It was beautiful, and simple, and thoughtful. I can't remember if I started to tear up. Perhaps. That's another thing about me. When God moves me, I tear up. Inevitable, but always welcome. My cry is my worship as I have discovered.

These are the lyrics to the song:

SHADOWFEET

Walking, stumbling
On these shadow feet
Toward home, a land that I’ve never seen
I am changing
Less and less asleep
Made of different stuff than when I began

And I have sensed it all along
Now fast approaching is the day

CHORUS
When the world has fallen out from under me
I’ll be found in you, still standing
When the sky rolls up and mountains fall on their knees
When time and space are through
I’ll be found in you

There’s distraction
Buzzing in my head
Saying in the shadows it’s easier to stay
But I’ve heard rumours of true reality
Whispers of a well-lit way

CHORUS

Bridge
You make all things new

CHORUS

CHORUS 2
When the world has fallen out from under me
I’ll be found in you, still standing
Every fear and accusation under my feet
When time and space are through
I’ll be found in you
When time and space are through
I’ll be found in you
When time and space are through
I’ll be found in you

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Not only did this song strike me (I couldn't place where I had heard it before. I later remembered)...but it was an answer to prayer.

Through Jesus, all things are made new. I had to think about that for a bit. I think we like new things. New shoes, new relationships, a new toothbrush...haha. But seriously, to make something new, that maybe was worn, broken or tattered. To bring it back to the beginning when it's unmarred, untainted, unbroken. Redemption. Ultimately it's about redemption. And only God can redeem, and only God can take something that is old, and turn it into something new. It can be restored to it's original glory. Even the things that seem unfixable, or unredeemable.

This song, God used, to give me hope, to give me some of the answer to my question. It's where I'm at this song. And thankful for the reminder of how God speaks my 'language'. And thankful that he is making me new.

Good night, sweet dreams.

Leah <><