Glorious.......

The last few days I have been feeling anything BUT glorious.  God, in His kindness, is trying to teach me how to hold loosely the things of this world and I am really not interested in listening.  Well, actually, I am listening and hearing and saying I trust You and I know You do not want to harm me (Jer. 29.11), but I am saying all those things with clenched fists.

So today I decided to get out of the house and take the kids to a park.  We have lived in Lakeville for almost 4 months, all of which were winter months, so now we need to start checking out the neighboring parks.  I found one by this large lake, Lake Marion, and it was great! The lake is right there and the park had slides and swings and nets and a few mini climbing walls.....perfect! 

As I was pushing Nora on the swing she was singing the 'oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,' part from the Paul Baloche song "Glorious". So I asked her if she wanted me to play that song for her on my iPhone. She said sure! So I sat on the swing next to her and started swinging with her while we listened and sang the song. Here's what happened next:

Me: Do you want me to play it again?
Nora: No. It's a cry-ee song.
M: A what?
N: A crying song. If I listen to it again I am going to cry and I don't want to cry right now.
M: Why are you going to cry?
N: Because I will cry tears of happiness and praise to Jesus worshiping Him and I don't want to cry right now.

Silence.....crying, not from Nora but me.  In His kindness again, the Lord pulled me out of my self-centered self-pitying heart and allowed a glimpse of the Glory He is working in my sweet precious 5 year old girl......

So I will echo Paul Baloche........

Look inside the mystery
See the empty cross
See the risen Savior
Victorious and strong

No one else above Him
None as strong to save
He alone has conquered
The power of the grave

Glorious my eyes have seen
The glory of the Lord
Glorious He stands above
The rulers of the earth

Look beyond the tombstone
See the living God
See the resurrected
Ruler of my heart

No one else above Him
None to match His worth
The hope of His returning
Fills the universe

Glorious glorious
Lord, You are glorious!!!!

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You are glorious
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
You are glorious