It's a new song by Hillsong United. Everybody's singing it. Something about it is resonating in the heart of the church. A cry is going out for God to stretch us.
That's a dangerous prayer.
It's kinda like asking God for patience. Or asking Him to teach you to love.
He does it. But usually not like we'd hoped.
Usually asking for patience means God is going to bring some impossible person or circumstance for you to practice with.
Asking for Him to teach you to love usually means He's going to again bring some difficult circumstance for you to practice in.
This song is asking Him to stretch our faith and trust.
Wow.
Do we grasp what we're asking? Do we mean it? Do we grasp the gravity of what we're asking?
Maybe that's why it's resonating inside the church so much. Maybe we're tired of the mundane, the going through life just getting by. We want more. We want to go farther, deeper, higher into what God has for us. We want to trust Him more so we can know Him more and go further into what He created us for.
Praise the Lord.
I hope this song continues to resonate and resound through the heart of the church. I hope it rumbles through our chest cavity. I hope it shakes our core. I hope it becomes our heart's cry. I hope as we sing this song, the Holy Spirit brings it to life inside of us till it consumes us. I hope this song awakens something deep within us, something that may have been long awaiting such a battle cry.
We want to go farther. We want to go deeper. We want more of God's presence.
Spirit, lead our faith beyond the boxes we've put it in. Call us to follow You amidst impossible circumstances. Take us beyond ourselves and our comfort zones so we can grow in Your presence.
It's a dangerous prayer. God really likes this kind of prayer. He likes to answer it.
So, make this new song your heart's cry.
And be prepared for God to answer.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this new song by Hillsong! If you haven't heard it yet, here's a YouTube link. Take a listen!
How does this song speak to you or resonate within you? What are some other heart cries in this song?
How has God stretched your faith? In what other ways is He stretching You and revealing Himself to you?
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