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"Hands In the
Air"
by The Waiting
(click
above link to listen)
If I raise my hands just to lift the shade
Will I reveal a sky heavy and gray?
Will last night be a memory sweetly fading?
How I hate a morning starting out this way
On these lonely, raging mornings I would whip You if I could
But You're on the mighty side of strong
And the perfect side of good
If I raise my hands will You grab me by the wrists
And will You try to pull me from the fray?
And even if my fingers join together into fists
Will You hold me firmly anyway?
Because I would try to escape You
But for everyday I'm sure
That You're on the huge side of big
And the holy side of pure
Okay, hear what I say
As I raise my hands in surrender today
Okay, here I will stay
Hands in the air, singing have Thine own way
If I raise my hands so weak and thin and frail
Will You reveal the light of mercy in Your eyes?
If I cry to You faintly will my feeble whisper fail
Or will it find its way to a reply?
Because, now that I'm exhausted I think I'm ready to admit
That I have spent all my resistance on someone I can't resist
(chorus)
Light from my window sill, make my way to the
door
I hang my head and still, I know You're wanting more
Over the threshold now, I move across the yard
All that my will allows, my every step is hard
Now in the garden I carve out six feet of space
There make my will comply, lie down upon my face
Been toe to toe too long, I'm tired of fighting You
I see You were too strong, cause I am black and blue
But now I understand a losers due to win
How every dying man is sure to rise again
So I raise my left hand one, I raise my right hand too
Under the morning sun, my spirit cries to You
Okay, hear what I say
As I raise my hands in surrender today
Right here
Under the sun
Hands in the air, singing Thy will be done
I'm here
Under the sun
Hands in the air, singing Thy will be done
Okay, hear what I say
Hands in the air, singing have Thine own way
Have Thine own way
This song begins much like our relationship with God- softly and gently. As you will hear though that beautiful French horn melody will turn to a "rocky" road until we learn that God's way is better than our way. I instantly fell in love with this song because it rings so true in my life. This song from The Waiting is about surrendering to God. If you have never fought with God and His will then you have really never had a close relationship with Him. If our beloved elder brother Jesus battled in his own mind between his (lower) will and God's (higher) will, then we should expect the same.
Luke 22:39
Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples
followed him. 40 On reaching the place, he said to them,
"Pray that you will not fall into temptation." 41 He
withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, knelt down and
prayed, 42 "Father, if you are willing, take this cup
from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." 43 An angel
from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 44 And
being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was
like drops of blood falling to the ground.
Regardless of what your pastor might tell you, Jesus was exactly like us. Scripture backs this up. Jesus' actions and words back this up. Paul's teachings back this up. Yes, Jesus was exactly like every man in the world. But more importantly, we must understand and believe that we shall be exactly as he is now! Because Jesus became Christ and overcame, so shall we share in this life that is our true life waiting for us all!
Romans 8:16
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's
children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs--heirs
of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his
sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
Life is full of struggles, trials and tribulations for a good reason. God is perfecting you. Your perfection is not what the world might call prefection, but a "spiritual perfection." When your spirit is ready God will call on you. When your spirit has matured God will give you responsibility. When you have leared to do God's will, you will be ready for the next world. This is the way of God. This is the way God has been dealing with all who seek Him.
Genesis 32:28
Then the man said, "Your name will no longer be Jacob, but
Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men
and have overcome."
Like Jacob, we all will wrestle with God and the world. Jesus did and so will you. Even so, just as certainly, we shall all overcome in Christ. And what we find along the way is that there is no other way to overcome. We must choose God's higher will over our lower will and what we will find is that God knew what was best for our spiritual development. We we also find in the end that God's will is our will, but we just didn't know it yet.
Surrender to God and be at peace,
brad edwards