That's the title of a song by Steven Curtis Chapman, off his DECLARATION cd. It's a great song. It was written to the kids they've adopted, but today, I'm thinking that it's for anyone. I've often played it on Valentine's Day in honor of my husband, who so wonderfully "took me in". I am not at all the person I was then and I am so glad he decided to love me anyways. This song could mean so many things to many different people. Like kids, who for one reason or another, need a new home, a safe home.
Why is it so hard for people to believe that forgiveness of sins is only a prayer away? Why do people choose to live life merely existing when Christ gives life and not just any life, but abundant life? I am having a hard time even wrapping my brain around that choice. Today, as I thought about this very thing, I was struck by how Jesus must have felt as people walked away from him. The knowledge that they were walking away from freedom. It makes me sick to my stomach these days. And for the first time in my life, I'm having a hard time even eating, my stomach constantly in knots. I'm pretty sure that Christ felt, and continues to feel, worse than I do. Salvation is free and only a breath away, but still some question. Questions mean more faith. More faith and more prayer from me for those who walk away.
"When loves takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in" - Steven Curtis Chapman
1 comment:
wow....something to think about.
Do you think it has to do with the end times? I mean, how you are feeling. I know that I have really felt a burden for a friend of mine in the mormon church....
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