I have been joyously (is that a word?, don’t know?!, if not, NOW it is) living this week. It started last Sunday after I quoted both Psalmist, King David and Fred Hammond, “…what is man that THOU are mindful of him…” The quote led me to continuously sing Fred Hammond’s “YOU call me friend”. I then had to hear the song. I HAD TO HEAR THE SONG.
On Friday morning, I was late leaving the house. I was trying to find the song on YouTube (on television) and allow it to play until I left the house. Every song but “You call me friend” popped up. I was not becoming frustrated. It was just the opposite. As the other songs/videos of Fred Hammond were coming across the screen, I would joyously begin to sing those songs as well while looking for the song that was constantly playing in my heart.
I finally was able to hear the song before I left for work (as well as two others). Yet, I continued to sing “YOU call me friend”. I was singing the song (in my heart) during homeroom (extended homeroom). I then listened to it again on my “planning” period as I graded papers.
“PERFECT and TRUE, PURE in ALL Your ways
O LORD, there is none else like YOU, no one like YOU
And all these things keep me in AWE of YOU
And I’m OVERWHELMED that YOU would call me friend
….Ruler of everything, You are CREATOR, LORD and KING
Willingly YOU have taken my debt as YOUR own
I would gladly give all to be a servant or a slave
For I’m OVERWHELMED that YOU would call me friend, oh yeah yeah yeah
What is a man (INSERT NAME HERE) that THOU art mindful of him?
Could an AWESOME GOD find common ground within?
Just to know that YOU delight to be with me
Fills my heart with so much joy…”
What is man, that THOU art mindful of him? and the son of man, that THOU visitest him? (Psalm 8:4), is a question that I ask the LORD often. With ALL that GOD IS, HE not only desires, HE also delights to be with ME? ME? ME?
You know ME!!!!! ME who falters and struggles unnecessarily. ME who yearns for comfort and convenience. ME who is still learning HOW TO WAIT. ME, who has road rage. ME who procrastinates. ME who is indifferent. ME who is arrogant and proud. ME who is faithless, fearful and doubtful. GOD DESIRES AND DELIGHTS TO BE WITH ME?!!!!
GOD’S DESIRE FOR ME AND GOD’S DELIGHT to be with me has me yearning to be desirable and delightful. I have been asking the HOLY SPIRIT to teach, show and guide in on HOW TO LOVE the LORD. HIS DESIRE for me and HIS DELIGHT in me compels me to reciprocate. I KNOW that I will never be able to LOVE GOD more or as much as HE LOVES me. I AM WANTING AND PRAYING TO BE WILLING AT ALL TIMES TO LOVE HIM THE WAY HE WANTS AND DESIRES TO BE LOVED.
TRUSTING IN HIS SOVEREIGNTY. I NOW realize and don’t always understand that the “troubles” regardless of what I call it (conflict, turmoil, sickness, struggles) is how HE presents ME faultless before HIS PRESENCES and GRACE. ME?!!!! ME?!!!! HE allows it so that HE CAN BE WITH ME.
“…And HE walks with me
And HE talks with me
And HE tells me I am HIS own
And the joy WE share as WE tarry there
None other has ever known…”
THIS IS WHY I CAN BOLDLY DECLARE THAT…..
“…Nothing will separate ME from the LOVE of GOD which is in CHRIST JESUS…..”
Tangey V.
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