Faithful - Brooke Fraser

Thank God for Sujuan's super-timely encouragement.

And again and again I'm reminded of this truth: that God so much prefers to provide encouragement through His people, His Body, than to directly give it to us.

For interdependence in the Body creates a much deeper spiritual strength in each one of the members, with a greatly reduced risk of anyone developing a sense of spiritual self-sufficiency, which can trigger off a cancerous pride.




*trembles*

Thank You so so so much, dear Father. More tears, as I think of all the wonderful people You sent my way, just as You sent the noble Ruth - a Gentile! - with Naomi in her bitterest moments.

You showed me who are the real spiritual heroes, the ones whom I owe so much, my eternity even, those who belong to the household of Onesiphorus (2 Tim) - and they come from all walks of life.

Too many to count here, but Lord, for every Demas, You send an Onesiphorus who is not ashamed of my emotional chains. :) And so I know I will clear the flight deck just in time to take off with the gospel to the nations.

As Huanyan prayed on Monday, "Even when we are faithless, You are faithful."

Amen.




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There's distance in the air and I cannot make it leave
i wave my arms' round about me and blow with all my might
I cannot sense you close, though I know you're always here
But the comfort of you near is what i long for

[CHORUS]
When I can't feel you, I have learned to reach out just the same
When I can't hear you, I know you still hear every word I pray
And I want you more than i want to live another day
And as I wait for you, maybe I'm made more faithful

All the folly of the past, though I know it is undone
i still feel the guilty one, still trying to make it right
So i whisper soft your name, let it roll around my tongue,
knowing you're the only one who knows me You know me

[CHORUS]
When I can't feel you, I have learned to reach out just the same When I can't hear you, I know you still hear every word I pray
And I want you more than i want to live another day
And as I wait for you, maybe I'm made more faithful

[BRIDGE]
Show me how I should live this
Show me where I should walk
I count this world as lost to me
You are all I want
You are all I want

When I can't feel you, I have learned to reach out just the same
When I can't hear you, I know you still hear every word I pray
And I want you more than i want to live another day
And as I wait for you, maybe I'm made more faithful