So most of you know that I really LOVE Shane and Shane, so the other night when I was laying in my bed here in NEW ZEALAND I thought I’d listen to some of their older stuff. I put on the carry away album and Be Near came on. I had forgotten how much I liked that song but when I was listening to it this time it stuck me differently. At first I was agreeing, yes be near oh god, my family is on the other side of the world, I’m tired and a little overwhelmed but then I listened on to more of the lyric.

You are all big and small, beautiful
and wonderful to trust in grace through faith but I’m asking to taste

For dark is light to you. The depths are high to you.
Far is near but lord I need to hear from you

Be near oh God, Be near oh God of us  your nearness is to us our good
Be near oh God, Be near oh God of us  your nearness is to us our good

I instantly resonated with these lines. OH lord I do need to hear from you. Not just to feel better or to get something but because I NEED IT. It is not only my good but my sustain.

I listened on

Your fullness is mine. Revelation, but oh to taste, to know much more than a page, to feel your embrace

Be near oh God, Be near oh God of us  your nearness is to us our good
Be near oh God, Be near oh God of us  your nearness is to us our good

This is what I want to experience on this race. To know the Lord so much more than a page. To taste and know my God.
 
 

AND New Zealand is awesome! I will give more info about the country next blog!!