There’s a voice calling me from an old rugged tree
And it whispers, “Draw closer to me;
Leave this world far behind, there are new heights to climb,
And a new place in Me you will find.”
For whatever it takes to draw closer to you, Lord
That’s what I’ll be willing to do;
For whatever it takes to be more like you,
That’s what I’ll be willing to do.
I’ll trade sunshine for rain, comfort for pain,
That ‘s what I’ll be willing to do;
For whatever it takes for my will to break,
That’s what I’ll be willing to do.
Take the dearest things to me,
If that’s how it must be to draw me closer to Thee;
Let the disappointments come,
Lonely days without the sun
If through sorrow more like You I’ll become
Take my houses and lands
Change my dreams and my plans
For I’m placing my whole life in Your hands;
And if You call me today to a land far away,
Lord I’ll go and Your Will obey.
For whatever it takes to draw closer to You, Lord
That’s what I’ll be willing to do.
[Since I mentioned this song in one of my previous postings I thought I would share it with you today. Many years ago in ‘82 I heard Pastor’s wife, Anita Henry sing this song at Eastside. Each time I heard it sung it deeply stirred my heart—becoming the desire of my heart. I had opportunity to sing this song myself and I meant every word of it as I sang it unto the Lord.
Through the years I saw the Lord allowing different trials in my life to shape me and draw me to Him. Many of those trials I did not enjoy and I would have preferred not to go through them. I wish I could say that I responded to those trials with the right heart. But I even went through times of getting bitter with God before I surrendered my will to His Will. When I got bitter I was rebelling—having a spiritual temper tantrum with God. During those times there was a raging war going on in my soul. I found out God could shove harder than I could dig in my heels. I had to let go of my strong will for His Will. Then I found out it was much sweeter and easier to surrender to the Holy Spirit’s conviction than have that raging war that goes on inside when one rebels. God did not desire for me to be bitter or to hurt me.
Trials in our life are for our good. He only allows them in our lives because He desires to make us better—drawing us closer to Him.]
And it whispers, “Draw closer to me;
Leave this world far behind, there are new heights to climb,
And a new place in Me you will find.”
For whatever it takes to draw closer to you, Lord
That’s what I’ll be willing to do;
For whatever it takes to be more like you,
That’s what I’ll be willing to do.
I’ll trade sunshine for rain, comfort for pain,
That ‘s what I’ll be willing to do;
For whatever it takes for my will to break,
That’s what I’ll be willing to do.
Take the dearest things to me,
If that’s how it must be to draw me closer to Thee;
Let the disappointments come,
Lonely days without the sun
If through sorrow more like You I’ll become
Take my houses and lands
Change my dreams and my plans
For I’m placing my whole life in Your hands;
And if You call me today to a land far away,
Lord I’ll go and Your Will obey.
For whatever it takes to draw closer to You, Lord
That’s what I’ll be willing to do.
[Since I mentioned this song in one of my previous postings I thought I would share it with you today. Many years ago in ‘82 I heard Pastor’s wife, Anita Henry sing this song at Eastside. Each time I heard it sung it deeply stirred my heart—becoming the desire of my heart. I had opportunity to sing this song myself and I meant every word of it as I sang it unto the Lord.
Through the years I saw the Lord allowing different trials in my life to shape me and draw me to Him. Many of those trials I did not enjoy and I would have preferred not to go through them. I wish I could say that I responded to those trials with the right heart. But I even went through times of getting bitter with God before I surrendered my will to His Will. When I got bitter I was rebelling—having a spiritual temper tantrum with God. During those times there was a raging war going on in my soul. I found out God could shove harder than I could dig in my heels. I had to let go of my strong will for His Will. Then I found out it was much sweeter and easier to surrender to the Holy Spirit’s conviction than have that raging war that goes on inside when one rebels. God did not desire for me to be bitter or to hurt me.
Trials in our life are for our good. He only allows them in our lives because He desires to make us better—drawing us closer to Him.]
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