Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Forward or Same?

In our going forward or staying the same
let us count the cost of realizing the glory of His name

What was and is and is to come in this world will not remain
but the things we did to bring you honor will forever sustain

Sustain the weight of eternal worth
occupy the truth of a 2nd birth

Change the world and the people that live in it
Change my heart and the creeds I've let win it

Going forward or staying the same is not a game to be played
It can be the difference between someone's eternity being lost or gained

It can be the difference between life and death
love and hate
now and then
how and when

To go forward means change
To stay the same brings thoughts of comfort and stability

What if the comfort and stability of a time in my life keep me from being a part of what God wants for me in another part of life?

What if God is saying the water will hold, because I hold the water?
The boat seems like the right place to be until you consider the alternative

In the boat you may live and you may die and the trip will be bumpy
Out in the water without Jesus you die
With Jesus just life

The only real place to be it the hardest to get to
You will be challenged, you will be afraid at times
The others will tell you that you are crazy to leave the comfort of the boat (even though it might be sinking)

In the end the crazy people are in the boat
Trusting in wood and it's ability to float

Place your trust in the one that created wood and water and weather
Step out of the boat the water will hold

Only things around you on the outside make you fear
The voice on the inside speaking is reassuring you that God is near

It will hold or so I've been told
Trust in things you cannot see

Like pathways in water
and visions and dreams

Follow His voice as it leads you
It is the only safe place to be in going forward or staying the same

Consider the cost of being found worthy to suffer for His name

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