I'm babysitting my granddaughter and she hasn't had a nap today yet. So needless to say, she was overdue for some quiet time. As I often do, I went to Youtube to listen to some worship songs (admittedly I don't know many) that I am familiar with.
Sharai climbed into my lap and started imitating me as I sang along with this song that I recently came to hear for the first time and fell in love with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xliBTZfnRq8
Here are the lyrics:
You are the Source, of life
I can't be left behind
No one else will do
I will take hold of You
I need You, Jesus!
I need You, Jesus!
My heart is Yours, for life
I need Your hand, in mine
No one else will do
Lord, I put my trust in you!
I need you Jesus to come to my rescue!
Where else can I go?
There's no other name by which I am saved
Capture me with grace.
I will follow you. I will follow you.
This world has nothing for me
This world has nothing for me
This world has nothing for me
I will follow you
This world has nothing for me!
*Chorus*
...
She was still pretty hyper sitting in my lap but after a minute or two she snuggled up into my arms and was fast asleep.
As I sat here with my beautiful granddaughter in my lap, listening to the words of this song, I was reminded of the fact that in my many ways, I'm her safe place to go in this world second to her mommy. Her place to go for comfort, provision, protection, and love. She needs me.
I then began to reflect on how much I need and rely on Him. How He rescued me when I first cried out to Him in desperation in 1996...and even more than that. How much He's always been there for me...rescuing me, protecting me, guiding me and helping me in this obstacle course called life. I'm that little one who sits in His lap looking for comfort, love and guidance.
He has not only captured me with grace, He has captivated me with it. I hunger for living a life that emanates grace. I stumble, I fall. I make mistakes big and small. But one thing I know is that my desire is to follow Him...whatever that looks like. Even when that includes being a loving, providing, protecting, comforting grandmother in the midst of the most trying and difficult moments life can press upon us. Because in the grand scheme of things the moments I have had with my beautiful granddaughter make the difficulties of life, worth it.
He never fails. Love never fails.
~Mindful of the fact that I'm rescued by God's grace, daily~
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