The song for this week is:
Faithful - Brooke Fraser, Albertine
"when I can't feel you/I have learned to reach out just the same/When I can't hear you/I know you still hear every word I pray..."
Faithful is, like its predecessors for this award :P, a reflective song. Fraser's lyrics are directed towards our faith, and how we sometimes strain to see God in a stressful, confusing or emotionally trying situation. I see the speaker longing to feel God's presence in their life, but some reason, determined or unknown, they cannot feel that connection.
An intimate connection with God is vital. He fills the hole that cannot be filled by any worldly possessions or desires. He is an ever loyal guide, friend, and savior. Nothing in life is truly complete without knowing the love that God has for you, and letting him take you as one of his own.
The song also provides a resolution of hope. The speaker is proclaiming "Even if I can't feel you, I'll still continue to reach out. I know you hear me, even when I can't hear you. I know you're still there, God." They are waiting on God, and in the process, becoming more faithful in the wait for Him.
This song reminds me so strongly of what Matt preached to us some time last year. He told us that Mother Theresa could not feel God's presence for the majority of her service to Him. But she still continued the reach out, and served God to the best of her ability, providing an example for many others to live by. She could not feel Him, but He still used her, and her service to God did not go in vain. She was faithful to Him. And that made all the difference.
Are there times when you can't feel God with you? When you don't know if He's there? I hope you take comfort in knowing that He's always there. Continue to stay faithful to Him. He has always stayed true to you.
Faithful - http://www.mediafire.com/?tumbu2gth0z
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