You orbit my world in an endless revolution, you’re my gravity, my strength and my solution. Here with me, from the start to the conclusion. I’m surrounded by love, in an endless revolution.
This week we are doing Vacation Bible School with the kids from the Childrens’ Home as well as some of the neighborhood kids. The theme is Galactic Blast-a Cosmic adventure with our Creator.
It has been awesome. I love VBS in all forms, whether it is a “To-The-Nines” suburban version of Lifeway’s latest creation or a thrown together last minute reach out to schools in Costa Rica. Singing songs, making crafts, hearing timeless truths of creation, Jesus, Elijah, the woman at the well, or heaps of others–all of these make my heart sing.
To hear little voices sing at the top of their lungs: “You say I’m worth it, I know You’re perfect,” or “Everywhere you lead, I’ll follow you” is beautiful. Once again, I am reminded of the goodness that is children’s ministry. Teaching young hearts to love the Lord with all they have, to share truth with them and watch them marvel at it with a childlike faith, is good.
And once again, I find these “kid” songs to pierce my heart and point out truth in my life as well. God does orbit my world in an endless revolution. Even though the WHOLE world was created by HIM, and therefore is HIS world, He is constantly involved in mine. In my life, in my sphere of interaction, God Is moving and loving and changing my heart.
But is he my gravity? Do I like Him be the force that holds me? That directs my steps? That picks me up but also lets me fall, even if just to learn that I can pick myself up?
Lately, due to technology and/or the increasing popularity of the musical Wicked, the idea of defying gravity has become very popular. But if God is my gravity-my source of stability-the only thing constant in a world of change-then to defy gravity would be to defy Him and his will for my life. So, is he my gravity? Or am I trying to deny a force that he has put into place to draw me ever closer to him?
Is God my strength? Do I lean on him instead of myself or others? Lately, I have been convicted and challenged to push myself. Yes, I did a six hour shift in the nursery, but does that mean I’m done for the day? Or will I trust God to give me the strength I need to keep going and keep ministering. Do I even let myself get tired enough to where I need to rely on God? Do I trust God, or am I still trying to protect myself? When will I decide, God you are enough, and you will give me what I need to do what you have called me to do, even if that means a stop to serving out of what I have, and instead serving out of what YOU have.
Is he my solution? Even though we still have eight months on the race, I find myself thinking and sometimes worrying, what comes next? Or even what comes next month? Why can’t I just let God be the solution?
I want him to be–He is. We can do nothing out of ourselves that will matter. But through Christ we can do ALL things. God is the solution.
And He is here with me, from the start to the conclusion. He knew me before I was born, He chose me for this time, this season, this place, and He will be with me forever–to the conclusion of the universe.
That is enough-more than enough. Let that be enough.
More God, less me. More of God in me, Less of me in me. More God through me, less me through me.
