March 30--What are we Really Singing?

Lord I want more of you
Living Water rain down on me
Lord I need more of you
Living breath of life come and fill me up....

We sing a lot of songs that talk about how much we need from God and how desperate we are for Him to give that to us. That's a nice thought but when we wake up we're here, in California, worrying about which things to spend our money on or how we can stay most comfortable. We learn to live life independently--completely need free. It's as though the thought of living dependant on anything causes an allergic reaction.

Why is this? Is this true in your life?
Consider the words and implications of Jesus in John 15:1-8.

Brokeness, Brokenness is what I long for

Brokenness is what I need

Brokenness, Brokenness is what you want from me

So take my life....

In reality, it's hard for us to relate to need. Sometimes we make up this artificial need. We need God to make us feel better; to keep us from stressing out; to help us pass our next test or to help us get into our college of choice. Do you ever wonder how God can stand it? Sometimes our pain isn't made up though--sometimes it is real and hurts us deeply. Our life becomes wrapped up in the pain and brokeness we feel because it is all we feel. Isn't it amazing that no matter how big or how small the hurt, God, out of His undying compassion for us, decides that we are important enough for His love and attention anyway. For God, no matter how big or small it is, our pain is real.

Consider the story and implications of a hurting woman in John 8:1-11
What is the pain in your life that you need God to heal?


And I, I'm desperate for you
And I, I'm lost without you
I'm nothing without you....

We sing this--we like this song. Is it really true in your life? Do you really believe that you're "nothing without Him?"
Consider the words and implications of Paul in Philippians 3:7-11.


Let what we do in here fill the streets out there....

Let's be a community that considers and lives what we're singing--