He is Good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdq9Q8wJdjc
Lead Me to The Cross
Savior I come, quiet my soul, Remember
Redemption's hill, where Your blood was spilled
For my ransom
Everything I once held dear…I count it all as loss
Lead me to the cross where Your love poured out
Bring me to my knees Lord I lay me down
Rid me of myself I belong to You
Oh lead me, Lead me to the cross
You were as I tempted and tried human
The word became flesh, bore my sin in death
Now You're risen
To Your heart, to Your heart
Lead me to Your heart, lead me to Your heart

I was driving to Kansas City and I was passing through some smoke from someone burning their trash and I was thinking…people burning their trash, they know exactly what is burning…they can watch the progress and know when everything is done. They know how much is a good amount to burn at one time. When God is burning the sin from my life, I don’t always know that this is the process that is occurring, I don’t know how long the process will last, don't always know what is burning and I surely don’t want to accumulate anything that will need to be sifted or burned in the future. I said to God that I didn’t sign up for the hard stuff that has been happening. Then this song came on and as I was signing it…God said to me “Yes, you did sign up.” I did sign up, I did not sign up for the Pro Bowlers Tour, I signed up for the Kiddy Bowling (you know, where they use the bumpers in the gutters). I want to want to be worthy of the call of the Lord, to be selfless, to lay down my agenda and pick up His cross… but I don’t want to put in the time and discipline that it takes. I love the Lord and I want to be close to Him, to know Him, to be a worthy vessel for Him. I pray and I sing songs that echo that sentiment. I REALLY do want to lay it all down at His feet. The Lord loves me and wants to grant me the desires of my heart and to do that there are trials, sifting, burning, testing. I DON’T LIKE IT! It hurts! The Lord is good and will use every hurt and every joy to the good of the kingdom…I feel hope. I don’t know for sure what the Lord is doing, how long it will last or if I will have to walk through the fire again. What I know today is I am LOVED. I was very blessed over Easter that a friend from California was able to come out and spend the weekend with me. IT WAS A BLAST!
GOD ~ GOOD FRIEND ~ GOOD LAUGH = Happy Camper