Hi everyone! I don't have a lot of time here today (nor have a lately) but I just wanted to let you all know that I haven't forgotten about my blog! Last week I had the pleasure of having a double ear infection plus bronchitis. That alone knocked me down a bit on top of work and life itself. Also another "stick in the spokes" is the fact that I don't have an internet connection at home right now. I'll try to get back as often as I can.
That being said, I am excited about the most recent song I'm writing. I had the inspiration for the song about a month ago, but the full melody, first verse and chorus all came into bloom this morning - how unexpected! Thank you Lord! It is a "Part two" so to speak of a song I wrote for the Bible school I attended (Berean Bible Institute) entitled Carry On. It was a song speaking of God's call to men and women to serve Him and to deliver the freeing truth of His grace to all the world. It was written during a time of my life that was particularly exciting and new; it is a song filled with all of my hopes, dreams and visions of what and how I had always pictured my ministry to be.
Needless to say, several years have passed since this song and the journey that the Lord has taken my family on has been a turbulent one at best. It's easy, for certain, to question not only yourself but the Lord through any adverse circumstances - and question I have. This present song is my response to the call of the Lord after the fact which I've entitled, "Carry Me." I desire to carry on in His work and life, if and only if, He carries me. And, He will if and when I allow Him. This title reminds me of Moses in one of God's interactions with him. Basically, Moses tells God, "I'll serve You, but I don't want to go unless You're going to be there with me!"
You see, the times when I struggle most are those moments in which I pull my heart away from Him and I rely on anything and everything but Him to sustain me in His work of carrying on. Adverse circumstances are certain. Life will always be crazy, unpredictable and at times hurtful. It is His strength however that carries us through to continue on serving Him. This song is a deep reflection of my heart and the hope that God has and is extending to me as I continue to grow in my relationship with Him. I can't wait to share more with you regarding the song (there are some pretty neat musical things about it too), but of course, I'm not going to right now...
We serve an Awesome, Big and Comforting God.
Resting in Him,
Justin
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