Hallelujah (Glory be to God)

This blog was started initially to reach out to a few ladies in my life who didn't all live in the same place.  I was reading through one of my favorite chapters of the Bible and wanted to share it with them through Story Telling.  All of that's to say.  I made it through all by the last part and "life" got in the way.  I could finish it...but I won't.  I have decided to leave it hanging because it was for them....and since it has been so long..I think I will just let them read it and tell it in their own way. 
I have decided to go a different direction with this blog.  I think it would be better served by focusing on me and my thoughts and my walk with Christ as MY walk and my thoughts are the only thing I can control and speak for.  I am not writing these for people to read...I am writing them for me to release the thoughts in my mind and if it helps others...then that's great! 
Now that you have a good idea of my direction for this thing, how about I provide you with some random thoughts?

Have you ever had a song that you loved so much that it stopped you in your tracks every time you heard it?  It's funny, because most of the time I only like songs for the sound of them...not for the words, but lately the words have been becoming more and more important.  I have been feeling them and God has been showing me what they are supposed to mean in my life.  These songs are meant to "grab" you and make you think...and this song certainly does just that for me.  The name is Hallelujah and it’s by Heather Williams.  Heather’s story makes this song.  I don’t believe you can have the true affect without knowing her story.  Here is a version of it taken from www.iamthesource.org:

Born in Dearborn, Michigan, Heather Williams suffered intense verbal and physical abuse and was eventually given away to another family at the age of eleven. Other loving family members stepped in to help, but the damage had been done. At eighteen, Heather found herself homeless and needing drugs or alcohol to make it through the week. She also developed serious anger issues from abuse. In the midst of the hopelessness, God stepped back into her life and brought her help. Still eighteen, Heather gave her life back to God and met the man she would soon marry who was on a home missions trip in Michigan.  Heather moved to Florida with her husband Tim and began singing in churches throughout the United States - over a hundred concerts a year in fact. She found the thing that she not only loved, but was made to do. Things were good and record companies came calling. In the midst of success, Heather became pregnant with her first child - a son - Caedmen. The excitement of his birth had hardly worn off when tragedy hit. In less than 24 hours, baby Caed passed away from an enlarged heart with no warning. The doctors at the hospital had no explanation and Heather's work was shattered.  Again, she gave her life to God. He helped her pick up the pieces and return to ministry.

 I’ll stop there and continue with my point.  This woman has been through more than one trial in her life and she has overcome more than one trial in her life.  She has remained strong and has dedicated her life to showing others they can do the same.  MAN..I want that!  Here’s the lyrics to Hallelujah:


Jesus, please come*
Please come today
Hear me
Heal me
Be near me I pray

I have fallen so far
Flat on my face
I'm in need of your grace today
I stumble and fall
But in spite of it all
Your love always stays the same
Hallelujah

Jesus, please come
Please come today
Break me
Mold me
Use me I pray

But don't give up on me now
I'm so close to you now
I'm in need of your grace today
Wipe the dirt off my face
Hold me in your embrace
Your love always saves the day
Hallelujah

On my knees here I fall
In spite of it all
Hallelujah
And though it seems hard
I'm still trusting you Lord
Hallelujah

Can you feel these words and tremble with her pain?  Can you stand strong knowing that you can overcome anything with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ?  She reminds me that I can!  She writes “Jesus, Please come..today”.  She is begging Jesus to enter her heart and help her see the light at the end of all this darkness surrounding her.  She is praying and pleading saying even that she has “fallen so far, flat on her face”.  We should all want what this song portrays.  We should all want Jesus to come into our lives and mold us to be the person he wants us to be.  To be able to set down our own selfish desires and just believe in him!  And though it seems hard…I still trust in your Lord..HALLELUJAH (Glory be to God).

God, I want to thank you for constantly showing me that you are near me. I love you. Amen