remember the cubicles that i talked about yesterday. so here i am sitting at one for almost 6 hours. finished my paper proposal, typed up an outline, researched for my modular class, had my quiet time and lunch... this place is seriously really quiet... i have my earphones in blasting music into my brain that can't stand dead silence. :) finally i had to go out... i took a walk around campus. i have to tell you, we have a pretty campus. i can't wait until spring takes over because once the leaves start coming in the paths are going to be so much more wonderful. so as i went out for a walk on this very windy but perfect day, i put in my headphones and start praying... one song grabbed my attention....
Draw me Nearer - By Meredith Andrews
For your nearness Lord I hunger
For your nearness Lord I wait
Hold me ever closer Father
Such a love I can't escape
For your nearness I am hoping
For your nearness Lord I long
Have no need of any other
I have found where I belong
Yes, I have found where I belong
So draw me nearer Lord
Never let me go
Closer to your heart
Draw me nearer Lord
Draw me nearer Lord
In your nearness there is healing
What was broken now made whole
Restoration in it's fullness
Lasting hope for all who come
In your nearness I take shelter
Where you are is where I'm home
I have need of only one thing
To be here before your throne
To be here before you throne
So draw me nearer Lord
Never let me go
Closer to your heart
Draw me nearer Lord
So draw me nearer Lord
Never let me go
Closer to your heart
Draw me nearer Lord
Draw me nearer Lord
And keep me here, keep me here
There's nowhere else I rather be
So keep me here, keep me here
There's nowhere else I rather be
There's nowhere else I rather be
So draw me nearer Lord
Never let me go
Closer to your heart
Draw me nearer Lord
Draw me nearer Lord
Draw me nearer my Lord
the desires of my heart in one song. how beautiful is that? there are a few lines that really resonate with me...
1. For Your nearness Lord I hunger, For Your nearness Lord I wait...* i had written yesterday of how i long for the deep deep intimacy with my Father... and i hunger and wait for it... mmmm.... a smile grows on my face as i think of that deep intimacy with Him... how refreshing!!
2. In Your nearness there is healing, What was broken now made whole, restoration in its fullness, Lasting hope for all who come* i mentioned how i have been struggling with lies in my life that have left an impression on my heart and life... as God comes near to me and i draw closer to Him, i know there will be healing, there already has been so much healing... i prayed on this walk that i will be able to let God show me His truth and bring wholeness to my brokenness. i pray that i could be a picture of restoration... Lord bring lasting hope for me and for those hurting in this world.
3. In Your nearness I take shelter, Where You are is where I'm home.* i moved a lot growing up. there were pros (i am pretty resilient) and cons (no birthday parties) in that, but i felt like a lot of my friends grew up in one area, in one home for all their life... i used to be jealous of that. when P and i moved to indonesia, i asked him to buy a house there so we would always have a home. my friend, TB, gave me an article soon after i got there which was about home being where the family was... i was content with that... as long as i had my family... then P died. no home again... then i remember AB telling me about how this is our temporary home here on earth... that our home is in heaven and there my home will be and advised me to raise A with that mindset. A the other day said, "when i go home..." and i was like, "ummm you are home..." she said, "no heaven... this is not my home." this long story is just to say... this life, this place is just temporary... where my Father is, that is where I'm home and i find shelter in His nearness!! Lord be ever so near to me!!!
DRAW ME NEARER!!!
**okay i need to get back to work... i want some time to play!!!**
Draw me Nearer - By Meredith Andrews
For your nearness Lord I hunger
For your nearness Lord I wait
Hold me ever closer Father
Such a love I can't escape
For your nearness I am hoping
For your nearness Lord I long
Have no need of any other
I have found where I belong
Yes, I have found where I belong
So draw me nearer Lord
Never let me go
Closer to your heart
Draw me nearer Lord
Draw me nearer Lord
In your nearness there is healing
What was broken now made whole
Restoration in it's fullness
Lasting hope for all who come
In your nearness I take shelter
Where you are is where I'm home
I have need of only one thing
To be here before your throne
To be here before you throne
So draw me nearer Lord
Never let me go
Closer to your heart
Draw me nearer Lord
So draw me nearer Lord
Never let me go
Closer to your heart
Draw me nearer Lord
Draw me nearer Lord
And keep me here, keep me here
There's nowhere else I rather be
So keep me here, keep me here
There's nowhere else I rather be
There's nowhere else I rather be
So draw me nearer Lord
Never let me go
Closer to your heart
Draw me nearer Lord
Draw me nearer Lord
Draw me nearer my Lord
the desires of my heart in one song. how beautiful is that? there are a few lines that really resonate with me...
1. For Your nearness Lord I hunger, For Your nearness Lord I wait...* i had written yesterday of how i long for the deep deep intimacy with my Father... and i hunger and wait for it... mmmm.... a smile grows on my face as i think of that deep intimacy with Him... how refreshing!!
2. In Your nearness there is healing, What was broken now made whole, restoration in its fullness, Lasting hope for all who come* i mentioned how i have been struggling with lies in my life that have left an impression on my heart and life... as God comes near to me and i draw closer to Him, i know there will be healing, there already has been so much healing... i prayed on this walk that i will be able to let God show me His truth and bring wholeness to my brokenness. i pray that i could be a picture of restoration... Lord bring lasting hope for me and for those hurting in this world.
3. In Your nearness I take shelter, Where You are is where I'm home.* i moved a lot growing up. there were pros (i am pretty resilient) and cons (no birthday parties) in that, but i felt like a lot of my friends grew up in one area, in one home for all their life... i used to be jealous of that. when P and i moved to indonesia, i asked him to buy a house there so we would always have a home. my friend, TB, gave me an article soon after i got there which was about home being where the family was... i was content with that... as long as i had my family... then P died. no home again... then i remember AB telling me about how this is our temporary home here on earth... that our home is in heaven and there my home will be and advised me to raise A with that mindset. A the other day said, "when i go home..." and i was like, "ummm you are home..." she said, "no heaven... this is not my home." this long story is just to say... this life, this place is just temporary... where my Father is, that is where I'm home and i find shelter in His nearness!! Lord be ever so near to me!!!
DRAW ME NEARER!!!
**okay i need to get back to work... i want some time to play!!!**
