Take Me Deeper

Hello! So I've been bad at blogging this year. I can't seem to easily find that joy in blogging that I had last year. I'm trying though! Anyways, what's new with me? Well, I'm really excited about going back to Blacksburg soon! It's difficult to stop counting down the days. I've also received my Driver's License! I guess that completes one of my summer goals right?! I'm also still visiting churches up here in NoVA. Before that though, I needed to ask my parents if I could use the car to go to a different church. Believe me when I say this, it was no easy task to ask them. I grew up in a Catholic churches and they would rather have me go to a Catholic church instead. Today, I went to Portico Arlington and Grace Covenant. Different bodies of Christ, but same heart and I love that. Both services were great but I may still visit more churches next week. I'm sorry this is short, but I pray that I may find joy in this blog and use it to glorify God.

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Here's a couple songs from Hillsong UNITED's new album, Zion, that continue to inspire me. I've been listening to a bunch of Hillsong lately. Glorious Ruins is a great album also by Hillsong Live.

Grace is a unique concept, something that we all continue run into and learn from. It's also a concept where I know, personally, that there's so much more to grasp and receive than from what I currently understand.

Song: Scandal Of Grace
Artist: Hillsong UNITED
Album: Zion

Lyrics:

VERSE
Grace what have You done
Murdered for me on that cross
Accused in absence of wrong
My sin washed away in Your blood

PRE-CHORUS
Too much to make sense of it all
I know that Your love breaks my fall
The scandal of grace
You died in my place
So my soul will live

CHORUS
Oh to be like You
Give all I have just to know You
Jesus there's no one beside You
Forever the hope in my heart

VERSE
Death where is your sting
Your power is as dead as my sin
The cross has taught me to live
And mercy my heart now to sing

PRE-CHORUS
The day and its troubles shall come
I know that Your strength is enough
The scandal of grace
You died in my place
So my soul will live

BRIDGE
And it's all because of You Jesus
It's all because of You Jesus
It's all because of Your love
That my soul will live

"Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me"

What a powerful prayer. Unlimited trust with the Spirit. Where can that take a person?

Song: Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)
Artist: Hillsong UNITED
Album: Zion

Lyrics:

VERSE
You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep my faith will stand

CHORUS
I will call upon Your Name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in Your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine

VERSE
Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You've never failed and You won't start now

BRIDGE
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me

Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Saviour

FINAL CHORUS
I will call upon Your Name
Keep my eyes above the waves
My soul will rest in Your embrace
I am Yours and You are mine

But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. (John 4:23-24) 

God created us so that we may glorify Him. One way to do that is through worship. God comes to those people who worship in spirit and truth. Location does not matter, whether one is at church or at home, by worship through spirit and truth, God reveals Himself. Clapping shows our affirmation to Him and to what He has done. Lifting arms shows our surrender to God. I'm not saying that clapping and lifting arms must be done in worship, but they are physical ways to show our undivided affection to God. Let's worship God in spirit and truth and capture His attention.

-Spontaneous, with Purpose