Listen

Every time a public holiday comes around. Or perhaps any out-of-routine day when I find time on my hands, I do think about all the things I could be doing. Spontaneous things. Fun things. Meeting friends. Chilling out. yeah. but at the back of my mind, also cleaning. bills. going through my looooong backlog of things-to-do. To use the day to actually go and do all of them? Rarely does that happen. as procrastination prevails.

But what I really seem to do when such a time comes about, if not anything else, is to just sit. still. and listen.

listen to what's going on around you. listen to what's going on inside you. listen to what He's impressing on your heart.

To remember who you are, where you're going. and what this is all for.

Because once that's clear - everything else falls into place.

Today's cleanup has been exceptionally liberating. Both the state of my room and the state of my mind/heart.

You

for You are beautiful O God
and my lips will sing your praise

Lord I come into Your Holy place
Stand in awe
of your cleansing grace

Who am I
that You would care for me
I glorify
the One who died for me

Glorify
Glorify
Let Your Name be lifted up
and glorified

Let the earth
tremble at Your Name
Let Your Name be lifted up
and glorified

Into Your hands
I commit my life
day by day
as a living sacrifice

Who am I
that You would care for me
I glorify
the One who died for me

and You love us fiercely
with a love everlasting
a love bigger than
a love stronger than
a love greater than

so I praise
so we praise

now we see in part
then we shall see in full

grace enough

it's just sunk in

and sure it hurts

but if grace is an ocean

we're all sinking

and there's no place i'd rather be

Silly

Your mercies are new every morning.