Depths

When I was in late middle school and all throughout highschool the one song that resounded most strongly with my Christian walk was "Did you feel the mountains tremble". So often in my life I have needed that overpowering wave of strength in my life that I have tried to fill with so many other things. It would always be so reassuring to just get swept away in the tide of God. To feel the power of the ocean thunder past me like the rainstorm flooding across a plain. I guess one of the best illustrations I have ever seen/heard was from Rob Bell's first Nooma called rain. Now you can say what you want about Rob Bell and his methods, but in truth, the videos are about assisting others in connecting with God, which is what we all need to do. Sometimes I feel like I am just running through a forest, the choas of life, when a little rain drop falls, then another, then another. Pretty soon I am in a downpour when I can't even see in front of me and I dont know where I'm going. I am sure I am backtracking, if even I knew where I was supposed to be going. I often have felt like I just want to stop moving all together, that wandering wont do me any good. I just need some guidance through the storm of life. Through the aloneness of life. The strength that comes from God is such an overpowering and yet subtle strength. Its the strength of controlling the lightning and thunder, and yet the mere whisper of God and of His perfect plan allows the tallest tip of Everest to shudder in His presence. It is that reminder that while God is scary and the tests of life that are scary, that is when we need to remember that He is always with us and carrying us through the junk and crap, and storms of life. With some of my brothers in Christ during Bible study this past week we discussed how so often we can look back at our lives and praise God about how apparent he was during those hard times and how He was leading us right back to our sweet spot in His arms the entire time. That all the pain and scariness of life, while not needing to be avoided, could have been a lot easier had we stopped fighting His loving arms to carry us through it all.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRfoVc3zCa4

Did you feel the mountains tremble?
Did you hear the oceans roar?
When the people rose to sing of
Jesus Christ, the risen One

Did you feel the people tremble?
Did you hear the singers roar?
When the lost began to sing of
Jesus Christ, the Saving One

And we can see that
God You’re moving
A mighty river through the nations
And young and old will turn to Jesus
Fling wide you heavenly gates
Prepare the way of the risen Lord

Open up the doors
Let the music play
Let the streets resound with singing
Songs that bring Your hope
Songs that bring Your joy
Dancers who dance
Upon injustice

Do you feel the darkness tremble?
When all the saints join in one song
And all the streams flow as one river
To wash away our brokenness