From the Start

But let all who put their trust in You rejoice; let them shout for joy forever, because You cover them. And let those who love Your name be joyful in You.

Psalm 5:11

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.

Proverbs 3:5

I met with a friend today, whom I haven't seen in a while, and we talked about a lot of things. The last thing I talked to her about was trust. I told her that it's easy for us to use the verse about God having to trust us in the small things before He can begin trusting us in the larger ones. But, yet we have such a hard time just trusting God in the small things. I had never really thought about that before, but it's so true. We can't just say that we trust God with our lives if we can't even trust what He is doing from day-to-day in our life. I truly believe that is one of the reasons that God only gives us as much as we can handle, because He wants us to trust Him completely and He is starting out small and working His way up. By how we react to Him in the small things will determine how we will react when He starts asking the huge stuff of us.

Come inside and write,

Oh, sweet heaven's chorus,

The tune of quiet space,

Prepare the chords of history,

Strike the first, let it play,

Creation's only melody,

Soft tones of music,
Each note a holding place.
Free this ancient song,
Let me sing,
True to the present,
Longing for home,

An upward cry of praise,

Love's own awakening,

The break of every day.

All this room in this place,

Such a waiting race,

Constantly changing,

Always the same,

Even stones have music,

Trees have their own dance.

I've found my first verse,

Each word a part of you,

Oh, face, you hold me,

Hands, you captivate,

Dear feet,

You teach me how to move,

A babe in daddy's arms,

A girl on his knee,

Little tunes you poured out,

I loved you even then.

Now you sing, beautiful,

You ask me to come,

My eyes are for you alone,

This soul is taken in,

Fresh harmony,

Don't let go,

My song I will finish,

With each sounded beat.