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In His Will
You never really know how much you love something until it’s gone. I’ve been really blessed the last couple of weeks. God’s been sparking that fire within me again. He’s been renewing that zeal and passion inside of me. I really do believe He’s taking me to higher levels. I say this not to boast in myself, but to give all honor and glory to Him, for He is who I was created to worship.
To be in God’s will is the most satisfying of all things in life. To know that you’re doing what He’s called you to do, there’s no greater feeling. I was born to worship God. That seed was planted in my heart at a very young age. I had one of the greatest examples of a true worshiper, my dad.
I’ve wrote many columns about worship since I’ve been writing here at PutHimFirst.com. That’s because that’s who I am. When I have my guitar in my hands and I start strumming the strings, I can not help but worship Him. There’s always a song in my heart, a song that wants to burst out and sing praises to my Savior. How could I hold it in? How could I not want to worship the One that’s given me life, the One that’s given me hope, the One that’s given me peace. He’s given me everything I could ever want or need and the least I can do is worship Him with everything that is within me.
I wrote a song a few months ago called “forever and ever”. It’s a simple song, but it has such great meaning, to me at least. It was one of those breakthrough songs. I hadn’t written a worship song in a while, and God was dealing with me in certain areas at the time. I won’t say I was frustrated, but I was longing to have something new to sing.
It was during my prayer time when God told me to go pick up my guitar and start playing. I was kind of just mumbling through prayer and couldn’t really get into it. I find it easier to get into prayer when that atmosphere of worship is already there. That’s when I really connect with God. I started playing a melody I had come up with a little while back that I had no lyrics to. It was then that these words flowed from my mouth:
”forever and ever
i will sing of Your glory
i will sing of Your love
i will sing of Your mercy
forever and ever oh Lord
i’ll sing of Your love
i’ll sing of Your grace
i’ll sing of everything You’ve done for me
for i know i could never repay
all that You’ve done for me”
I am truly grateful for all that God has done for me. He has always been there for me and He continues to amaze me everyday. I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to start leading worship at my church, Victory Outreach Houston, again. I didn’t realize how much I missed leading. God had to tear me down in order to build me back up. Sometimes we lose that gratitude. Sometimes we lose sight of why we do what we do. We need to continue to stay grateful. We need to continue to keep Him our main focus.
I pray that you all have a great week. Keep on pressing towards that mark. God has so much in store for you. Continue to walk in His will and He will take you places you never imagined.
w/muchluv,
geno
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