about 97% of the time I'm awake, I have a song stuck in my head. always different, always random, and sometimes even more than one at a time. sometimes I wonder if I'm singing a particular song for a reason. today, it's been "winter snow"- an audrey assad/chris tomlin song:
could've come like a mighty storm, with all the strength of a hurricane.
You could've come like a forest fire with the power of Heaven in your flame.
but You came like a winter snow- quiet, and soft, and slow.
falling from the sky in the night to the earth below.
You could've swept in like a tidal wave, or an ocean to ravish our hearts.
You could've some through like a roaring flood to wipe away the things we've scarred.
Your voice wasn't in a rushing wind-
it was still, it was small, it was hidden.
here's one of the fun things about God: He can reveal Himself however He wants. our God is huge, bigger than anything we can even think about comprehending. but just because He can act in extravagantly grand ways doesn't mean He always will. He also acts in the tiniest, hidden ways.
lately I've been very aware of "the big moments," the times where you feel like you're supposed to be shocked and wowed by God. you know, like at church when they get the horns and drums going, the choir gets loud, and everyone's really fired up. There's certainly nothing even remotely wrong with those times- it's kind of like the closest we can get to returning those grand gifts God gives to us.
but I think we get so caught up in the loud times that it can be easy to miss the still times. the God we worship in the huge times and the great times is the same awesome God in the dark & quiet moments. that's why i love "winter snow" so much. God doesn't have to always act with tidal waves or roaring flames or massive, grand gestures. He also chooses to use those still, silent times. i think maybe that's when we're closest to Him, when there's no distractions or instruments. finding those quiet moments in this frenetic, chaotic world isn't easy. but i know when you find one, God will be waiting, with open arms and endless love.
could've come like a mighty storm, with all the strength of a hurricane.
You could've come like a forest fire with the power of Heaven in your flame.
but You came like a winter snow- quiet, and soft, and slow.
falling from the sky in the night to the earth below.
You could've swept in like a tidal wave, or an ocean to ravish our hearts.
You could've some through like a roaring flood to wipe away the things we've scarred.
Your voice wasn't in a rushing wind-
it was still, it was small, it was hidden.
here's one of the fun things about God: He can reveal Himself however He wants. our God is huge, bigger than anything we can even think about comprehending. but just because He can act in extravagantly grand ways doesn't mean He always will. He also acts in the tiniest, hidden ways.
lately I've been very aware of "the big moments," the times where you feel like you're supposed to be shocked and wowed by God. you know, like at church when they get the horns and drums going, the choir gets loud, and everyone's really fired up. There's certainly nothing even remotely wrong with those times- it's kind of like the closest we can get to returning those grand gifts God gives to us.
but I think we get so caught up in the loud times that it can be easy to miss the still times. the God we worship in the huge times and the great times is the same awesome God in the dark & quiet moments. that's why i love "winter snow" so much. God doesn't have to always act with tidal waves or roaring flames or massive, grand gestures. He also chooses to use those still, silent times. i think maybe that's when we're closest to Him, when there's no distractions or instruments. finding those quiet moments in this frenetic, chaotic world isn't easy. but i know when you find one, God will be waiting, with open arms and endless love.