One Thing Remains

So we are singing this song this morning in chapel. And it's one of my faves! But as I'm listening to the band practice outside my office, this same song also came on my Pandora. (yes I often have dueling worship music playing in our offices...can't hurt right?)

And as it came on my own computer, I was just struck (again) by the simplicity and power of the words. And of course, decided I had to share.

See, the same thing hits me every time I hear this song. It strikes me as truly unique, amazing, life-changing that in this world where NOTHING stays the same....ok wait pause. Let's focus on that for a second. Literally nothing stays the same! Friends change, cities change, families change, jobs change, you change. People leave you, people change their mind, people disappoint you. Parents may walk out, spouses may quit. Bosses decide you aren't a good fit, schools say you don't measure up. The stock market crashes, your iPhone gets a new update. It snows in May, it rains all summer. Nothing in life stays the same. Nothing is 100% guaranteed.

Except the love of God.
And so, in the midst of this chaos of life, how striking are these words:

Higher than the mountains that I face, 
Stronger than the power of the grave, 
Constant in the trial and the change, 
This one thing remains. 

Your love never fails, never gives up, 
Never runs out on me. 

And on and on and on and on it goes, 
For it overwhelms and satisfies my soul. 
And I never ever have to be afraid, 
For this one thing remains: 
Your love never fails, never gives up, 
Never runs out on me. 

So simple, and yet we make it complicated. We forget in the midst of our situation that no matter what happens, God's love for us never fails. And even if we remember that fact, we often forget that that fact is truly the only thing that matters. God's love for us. God's love that promises us eternal life. God's love that is never ending. God's love that meets every other need.

So let that encourage you today. No matter who or what has let you down, there is one thing that never changes, never ends, never fails.

This one thing remains.

Much love,
Jessica

Just a little cut.....

Ok so the other day I was washing dishes and I SLICED my hand open on a knife. Well, maybe I just cut my finger, but still it really hurt and it bled like crazy! So I bandaged it up, and went about my day. What is it about a bandage on your finger that makes you completely handicap?? It's like that hand is useless all of a sudden because of a little bandaid! And then the next day, of course, it HURT! Maybe I'm a baby, but I seriously struggled every time I needed to use that hand.

And it got me thinking. That cut on my hand, and the extra space the bandage took up, plus the soreness from the "wound" affected the way I went about my day to day. What if that's us with God? The Bible says that we are to be His hands and feet. Well, if all His "hands" are walking around bleeding, or bandaged from past hurts, or sore from pain in our life we CAN NOT be doing what He has called us to do here on earth to the best of our ability!

I was just walking around with a tiny cut.....imagine how much more handicap I would have been with a REAL injury?

In our walks with God, with have to make sure that we are functioning as His hands and feet with no handicaps, no bruises, no bandages! We need to be prayed up, healed up, and fired up, ready to go/do/be where-ever/when-ever/what-ever He has called us! 

Let that be our prayer today. God, heal whatever hurts and bruises that might hold us back from loving others, and walking in your will today!

Much Love!