The God I Know

As I often have been in my life, I presently find myself torn between two different, and equally powerful emotions... Sadness and hope.  The erm... 'reflection' of sadness (which I will post separately) is what I have been feeling.  But this morning, ironically in the very midst of my sadness, I began writing something else in response to what I was hearing spoken.... Someone I care about is leaving soon... And while he has expressed his own sadness and uncertainty in the future, he also is doing what he has always done - pointing us to God, and giving us hope for the future - a future that, soon, won't include him. : ' ( 

 

He reminded us again that God is not finished with this church yet and that there are greater things still to be done here.  He also reminded us of who God is - whether he is there or not.  And so I began to think back... to who God has been to me personally throughout the course of my life... in a personal and special way that He's reserved for me.  Even when I've been without anyone close to me (and honestly, that's been the greater part of my life - though blessedly not recently) or who understood, God has still been here with me and loved me and walked me through the storm.  HE has never changed and HE will never leave me... And even in the writing of this, I know that God is trying to comfort me.  There are some melodic notes and accents in there somewhere, so I may put it to music later.  The second stanza (father part) makes me cry... And I know the words were not my own...

The God I know

Is the one who called me back from a prodigal journey

The God I know

Is the One who did not reprimand

But loved and welcomed back

Who held me instead of punished me

 

The God I know

Is a father

When all earthly fathers fade away...

Who saves me from my personal hell

Pulls me back from the edge of self-destruction...

 

The God I know

Does not expect me to rise to His height

He reaches down to where I am

And saves me from drowning...

 

The God I know

Has always walked before me

Always knows the struggles long before

And the same God I know

Doesn't save me from the journey

But holds my hand the whole way through

 

Ooh yeah

The God I know

 

The God I know

Gives my little life new meaning

The God I know has a face that's beaming

Knowing that His child has now come home