“When we sing, hear our songs to You
When we dance, feel us move to You
When we laugh, fill our smiles with You
When we lift our voices louder still can You hear us, can You feel
We love You Lord
We love You
We Love You”
~David Crowder Band
I was sitting here this morning getting ready to go to work and I was listening to this song. I heard the line “when we laugh, fill our smiles with You” and they hit me a little deeper this time than they normally do. Usually it’s just a “la-di-da this is the song” but this time it meant something more. Everyday I go to work and I am surrounded by unsaved very sad people, just as some of you are when you walk into your public schools. Lately I have been asking God to fill me with Him so that when I smile He is the thing that people see. It just seemed to be a reiteration of my inward prayer.
People need you to be the HOPE OF GLORY…they need you to be the JOY OF THE LORD…they don’t know that these things exists let alone what they look like. Let’s not keep them in the dark. Let’s shed some light on their hearts and their days. You would be surprised what such a small thing does for people. It is not just irony that causes the word for a portion of light and a huge smile to be the same (beaming). It is God telling us what it does to people.
Just a thought…
Ashley
Eating My Way Through It 
You’re right I never thought of it that way. Wow…*in a thinking voice*
You know your an awesome sister. I love you, and I feel confortable around somebody who realizes stuff like that. You know Ashley your an AWESOME sister to have I’m glad God made me and you brother and sister.
-josiah
Oh yeah,
I forgot see ya in a week because I can’t wait to see you.
shes comming? she’s comming! o boy how cool is that huh? very insightful post, i sometimes get upset with songs that say things that people don’t always mean. Some person, some where once said, “christians don’t tell lies, they sing them” i hate it when i hear people (or even i find myself doing it) singning a song and not really paying attention to the words. its like do you mean when you say “i could sing of your love forever” or how about when ther service is dead and the part of the songs comes “and we will dance with joy like were dancing now” and noone is really even paying that much attention to the song, much less actually dancing. Anyway, just something to think about i guess. luv ya bunches.
-Superman-
she’s coming?! j/k… well, I’d say that I can agree with both of these guys. and so I will. I agree. and that’s it. I’m done. and I’m not going anywhere unusual next week! …except, now that I think of it… the Kids in the Way concert! hoo sha! heck yes. anyways, I’m out. talk to you later.
Jake
I LOVE IT! Your post? Oh yeah… LOVED it! And I loved it also when I read what you said about not keeping them in the dark! I mean, that puts the onis (was that spelled right Jake?) on US to GET OUT and BE “this little light of mine… I’m gonna let it shine (for Jesus)”
I’ve read a book called “Cry of the Deer” and its about the great exploits of the celtic believers in our past. There’s a beautiful prayer that they prayed that they called something akin to “the shield.” It had lines in there like “Christ be before me; Christ be beside me; Christ be behind me; Christ be below me. Christ be in the eyes of those who see me; Christ be in the ears of those who hear me.” It reminds me of how IF we’re staying close to our Beloved, HE WILL be IN the eyes of those who see us… they’ll be LOOKING at HIM! He WILL be in the ears of those who hear ME because HE will be in my words! HUH!? Isn’t that totally SWEET! Keeping in mind that WHEN that happens, all those in the dark WILL BE DRAWN to the Light inside– it would be easy to start thinking that they are drawn to US and not to the HIM they are seeing and hearing. Don’t block the Sun! ;] xoxoxox
Josiah made me cry with his comment to you. You guys are my very most favorite children in the whole world… all six of you. *sigh*
~being-forever-Jeweled~
shine girl! And amen. May it be that your smile really does light up the hearts of those around you, filling their spirits with something more then the emptiness that they dwell in.
Esther**
ASHLEYS COMING ASHLEYS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*ahem* i must apologise for that horrendous screeching i just did. I…..I dont know what came over me. Be Blessed,
Topher
P.S: ASHLEYS COMING ASHLEYS COMING!!!!
Thanks Ash and I can’t wait to see you!