To me, I think it is crazy how much music can impact a
person. Some songs shake me to my core. I listen to primarily contemporary Christian
music and I find myself more encouraged on a daily basis when I am listening to
it. I have a few favorite songs. One of my current favorites is “At the foot of
the cross” but its not the hymn It is wonderful. The chorus says “I’ll trade
these ashes in for beauty, I will wear forgiveness like a crown, coming to kiss
the feet of mercy, I lay every burden down at the foot of the cross”. Hearing those
words just gives me unspeakable freedom and joy. To know that I can lay down
all of my sin and “crud” of life down and that I am still beautiful despite the
things I have done. To know I can lay every burden down is so wonderful. I don’t
know that I ever have really been able to. I feel like I finally was able to
lay Tristan (my youngest son) down to God. With all of his medical things, I am
able to have freedom of trusting God and knowing that I have absolutely NO
CONTROL over what happens in that babies health. God is the only person who can
control those circumstances around his diseases, diagnosis, and procedures.
When he had brain surgery I just waited in the surgery waiting area. I will
never be able to describe the feeling I had from the last time I saw him go
back, to the very first time he saw me after surgery and recovery. It lasted
from 11am-5pm. By far the longest 6 hours of my life. That was a burden on me
and this song reminds me every time that I don’t have to be burdened.
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