Awake my Soul

It's a brand new day. A beautiful morning. It's a beautiful day, and I woke up with a new beat to my heart. I woke up with a new song in my spirit.

I can't even begin to explain how I can feel the way I feel right now. With everything that has been crashing down around me in the past week, I should be a smoldering pile of emotional wreckage. I should have imploded and gone down in a blaze of glorious disaster. But, I'm here. I'm standing. I'm breathing deep, and I'm moving forward.




If you've been following my last few posts, you've probably seen a drastic change in my outlook and disposition.
The world knocked me down, but my God lifted me up.
My heart was broken, but my God was healing.
My spirit was burdened, but my God was liberating.


I've walked in darkness for several months now. I was so caught up in the mess that I was in, that I couldn't see the light. I wasn't going to get out of this one on my own. I knew that, and God knew that. So He stepped in. He picked me up. He carried me out. He loved me enough to find me in the pit of my fear. He knew that I was afraid to trust Him, so He gave me no option but to trust Him completely.

My God is "Awakening" something in me. I've been listening to the Passion CD for the last two days. I woke up to the title track, Awakening, this morning. It really struck me, much like all of the songs. But this one spoke to me this morning. It's a call out, for God to rise. For our souls to be awakened to His will. The end of the song really strikes me though:

Like the rising sun that shines. From the darkness comes a light. I hear Your voice, and this is my awakening.

Like the rising sun that shines. Awake my soul, awake my soul and sing. From the darkness comes a light. Awake my soul, awake my soul and sing.

Like the rising sun that shines. Awake my soul, awake my soul and sing. Only You can raise a life. Awake my soul, awake my soul and sing.

 How can I say no to what He offers me? He has raised me up, time and time again. He has loved me through all of my mistakes. Through all of my pain. Through all of my fear. Through all of my doubt. He has always stood there with arms wide open, just waiting for me to come running into them.

I pray that you let God awaken something in you today. Quiet your mind and let Him speak to your soul in this moment.