Never Alone

"Never Alone"

I waited for you today
But you didn't show
No no no
I needed You today
So where did You go?
You told me to call
Said You'd be there
And though I haven't seen You
Are You still there?

[Chorus:]
I cried out with no reply
And I can't feel You by my side
So I'll hold tight to what I know
You're here and I"m never alone

And though I cannot see You
And I can't explain why
Such a deep, deep reassurance
You've placed in my life

We cannot separate
'Cause You're part of me
And though You're invisible
I'll trust the unseen

[Chorus]

We cannot separate
You're part of me
And though You're invisible
I'll trust the unseen

[Chorus]

New Song

Peter Furler - Reach :

verse 1:

Ohh ohh
You hold the weight of the world
Still i don't slip through your hands
Your love is bigger
Than just an ocean built by man
I fall again and again
But you whisper you're still mine.
You feel the pain of the world
But you never push mine aside.

Chorus:
And you reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears
And you reach for me
Like a father wipes away the tears
So many people in this world
But i hear you calling out my name.
You reach for me.
Now i'm never gonna be the same.
Ohh ohh

Verse 2:
You know all of my fears
There's nothing your eyes can't see.
When i tried to give up
Lord you never gave up on me.
I give you all of my hopes and dreams
I lay them down.
Of all the place i've looked
You're the one truth i have found.

Chorus:
And you reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears
And you reach for me
Like a father wipes away the tears
So many people in this world
But i hear you calling out my name.
You reach for me.
Now i'm never gonna be the same.
Ohh ohh

Bridge:
You hold the weight of the world
Still i don't slip through your hands.
You put the stars in the sky.
You know every grain of sand.

Chorus:
But you reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears.
And you reach for me
Like a father wipes away the tears.
So many people in this world
But i hear you calling out my name.
You reach for me.
Now i'm never gonna be the same.
Ohh ohh

You reach for me.
For me.

Expectations

Rest For A Weary Soul Devotional - June 1, 2011

Praise the Lord and Good Evening,

Okay, I'm confessing tonight.....I've been slack in writing because I was afraid to write, didn't know what to write, too tired to write, it was hard....Lord, I have too much to do......no time......well, you get the picture.....soooo many reasons. Some nights I would sit down and just stare at the computer screen. Lord, You must mean for me to give this up....surely, everything has an end...is this it?

I'd been writing/reading/studying about Lazarus (yes, even still).....the Lord's been dealing with me on it so much that I have finally given up on trying to go anywhere else (I've been preaching from John 11 periodically for more than a year).....so what makes tonight different from those other nights......I've come to understand that some things come the hard way....revelation about who Jesus was and what He had power to do came the hard way for Mary, Martha and Lazarus.......Jesus heard what Mary and Martha said (and felt)......but I thank the Lord for helping me understand that He hasn't changed His Will.....the process of experiencing revelatory Word isn't always easy or pretty...but it's required (who said it's required, the Lord or He wouldn't put you through this agony)......just because the process if heavily involved and leaves you a crumpled heap on the floor, doesn't detract from what He's let you wear yourself down to see/touch/express,,,,,,

Okay, so you flipped out and foamed at the mouth because Jesus didn't show up when you thought He would....okay, so you too have a lengthy list of reasons why it shouldn't be so difficult trying to get the Lord's attention to your immediate need. Yes, He knows you're at a very intense moment and you've thrown all your hope and expectation into Him showing up when you called for Him.....

Sometimes we're asking the Lord to heal when His plan is completely different......what expectation do you have? It's a good one, right? It must be the Lord's will, right? He said call for Him, right? You called, you waited, you believed, you did your part, right? And yet, nothing? Yes, I know it's an ugly place to be in....but I've learned over the past few weeks that just because it's hard doesn't mean the Lord isn't working.....what a difficult place Mary and Martha were in and Jesus sat back knowing (you mean to tell me you knew I was going through this and didn't stop it?) Jesus had something better in store, that's why it's hard now.....a message I preached a year ago comes to mind tonight from John 11...God is going to wreck your expectation!! That's why it's so hard......so for all of those who are at the end and you're disgusted with the wait (come on now tell the truth) and wondering what is going on.....the Lord is wrecking all you thought you knew about the Lord and preparing you for a deeper revelation through His resurrecting your Lazarus....

Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. (John 11:32)

Pastor Michelle Turner