Lead Me To The Cross

Savior I come
Quiet my soul remember
Redemptions hill
Where Your blood was spilled
For my ransom
Everything I once held dear
I count it all as lost

Lead me to the cross
Where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees
Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself
I belong to You
Lead me, lead me to the cross

You were as I
Tempted and trialed
You are
The word became flesh
Bore my sin and death
Now you're risen

To your heart
To your heart
Lead me to your heart
Lead me to your heart

Blessings,
~Christine

Song for the Night...

It the midst of pain He raises you up...

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul.

It is well, with my soul,
It is well, with my soul,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.

This comforts me tonight. That and His everlasting love.

Blessings,
~Christine

My New Favorite Definition...

Recently a very good friend directed me to listen to a sermon that his pastor had preached that Sunday as he thought it would be helpful to me. The pastor quoted someone whose name escapes me...

"Self-control: The difference between what is important and what is urgent."

Think about it. Looking into the fridge what is it that is the most important to you? Eating that cake or dropping those pounds? In conversation is it having the last word or preserving a friendship? In sacrificing the desire of your heart is it having momentary contact with the object of your desire or leaving that desire in God's hands for His timing to bring it back to you?

Just something to think about...

Blessings,
~Christine

Following...

Tonight I did something that I have never done before. I let my desire lead me to where God wanted me for the evening. Does that make any sense? Explanation following...

My off-Mondays follow a very consistent pattern. Wake up late with good intentions for getting lots of stuff done but always ending in a lot of rest after a weekend of work with some shopping thrown in as Friday was payday. Today was different. My soul was dry. I awoke for the first time in my newly painted bedroom. Wanting to relax I decided to do just that. The visit to Mom could wait. My Bible found it's way into my hands and I read. The journal came next, followed by reading a bit of Eldredge. Around noon I finally left my bed and headed to the hospital. An old friend of my mothers had come to see her...one of those who I hadn't seen since I was a lot shorter than I am now. It turned into a blessing. :-) We had a lovely visit around Mom's bedside and were joined by my DON (Director of Nurses) who happens to be another friend of Mom's from the past (all three of them were in the same sorority at different times).

I find friends from my parent's past to be very interesting. They will tell you things about them that Mom and Dad would never mention themselves. They tell you how they saw your parents and how your parents touched their lives. In my case they usually end by telling my that I am just like my Mom...I'm beginning to decide that it's not a bad thing.:-)

And so the visit ended and I went on with my day. At some point I found myself spending money at Dillards which is speedily becoming my favorite place to shop. Then Kroger and home for dinner and my usual episode of House, followed by Dancing with the Stars, and then Castle. Usually to be finished off with Facebook, Gmail, some chats, and then bed.

Tonight, however, in the middle of House I felt a pull. I sometimes get these and I know it's Christ calling me to time with Him, usually in a beautiful place outside somewhere. I ignored it for a while...then it became more insistent. By the time House was over I was ready to go. I found myself heading to the "Duck Pond." It's a park alongside a bayou close to where my Grandmother used to live. I wandered there for a little while, still feeling that I was not quite where God would have me. I next found myself on my way to the hospital. Collette, the old friend was there again. We had a short visit with Mom, who just happened to be falling asleep for the night, talked with Dr. SanPedro, and headed off.

Collette asked if we could head to Starbucks so that she could catch up with what had been going on in her dear friend's life over the past few years. I obliged and the time was blessed. I am beginning to love the adventure of Desire. :-) It takes you to thing that you might otherwise have missed.:-)

Blessings,
~Christine

A new week...

Oh life...there are times when you seem to move so slowly!

Monday morning...I worked the weekend and have decided to spend the morning in bed doing nothing and catch up on my rest before school starts and my life goes crazy. Much to do but this time is not wasted. Four books and a journal lie next to me and I find that they help with the questions. Pandora plays...filling my heart with the songs of the redeemed.

My mind begins to fill with things that must be done today...laundry, dishes, vacuuming, mopping...not to mention finishing painting the closet. I suppose I should eat at some point as well. :-)

Let me go...walk the walk that He would have for me today. It sometimes amuses me to think how He leads me even in day to day mundaness.

Self-control - Deciding between what is important and what is urgent. The definition helps. Just a thought for whoever among you find it useful.:-)

Blessings,
~Christine