Monday 14 July 2014

music monday// i refuse

hi guys! music tiiiime! :) 
there are times when it's so hard for me to actually do what i know Christ has called me to do. i feel kind of numb. and numb is never a good thing. i can get so wrapped up in my own little world that i ignore to give the smile, the kind word, the helping hand, the seed i know i should give. i kinda forget i'm the salt and light of the world. and although it's ok for the salt and light to have issues, {i'm still human. i feel, i hurt}, i forget that i shouldn't let the issues take over and shroud the Light within me. this song is real and full of truth and speaks to my tendency to activate numbmode. 

i don't want to shrug off the tiny hands that reach out for help. and if i have nothing to offer, i can give my smile. {but thing is, the more you smile, the more they cling to you, not wanting to let go. sometimes it's a real struggle for me to be nice all the time. i'm so guilty of not caring sometimes, i'm smack embarrassed about it. but that's what the Word is supposed to do right? to convict you and call you to action.
 thing is, i want to give, but i want to make sure what i give directly benefits the kids, not the healthy looking adults who sit by and make them ask for alms on the streets. it annnoys me that they sit back, relaxed in a shade and 'use' their kids when they could take up odd jobs to make something for themselves. welp, the plan for now is to give these kids something edible that would go to their rumbling bellies.}
 here goes...

i refuse ~ josh wilson
sometimes, i just want to close my eyes and act like everyone's alright when no, they're not.
this world needs God, but it's easier to stand and watch.
i could say a prayer and just move on like nothing's wrong. but i refuse.

cause i don't wanna live like i don't care, i don't wanna say another empty prayer
oh, i refuse to sit around and wait for someone else to do what God has called me to do myself
oh, i could choose not to move but i refuse.

i can hear the least of these crying out so desperately
and i know we are the hands and feet of You, oh God.
so if You say move, it's time for me to follow through
and do what i was made to do and show them who You are.

...but i refuse to stand and watch the weary and lost cry out for help
i refuse to turn my back and try and act like all is well
i refuse to stay unchanged to wait another day to die to myself
i refuse to make one more excuse.


"the King will reply, 'truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.' "then He will say to those on His left, 'depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. for when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat, i was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, i needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.' matthew 25:40-41

this song convicts me all the time, and i hope it does the same for you too. i pray it moves you to action to love, to proclaim the Gospel, to care. even when it hurts.
we've been called for important purposes.
xoxo
delali.

11 comments:

  1. You find such great songs!!! :-)

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    1. thanks Susannah! :) i really love meaningful songs.

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  2. Love Josh Wilsons stuff and this song!!! Thanks for sharing Gen!

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    1. me tooo! i love, love his songs! one of my favs is 'before the morning'. i should blog about that sometime.

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  3. Wow! Such a deep message. Sometimes I think I have to do great BIG things to make an impact but for God giving a cup of cold water to the least is a big thing because so many people judge by the outside and not the heart. He understands the feelings of rejection and being spurned because Jesus felt those exact same things.

    I've been meditating on a post about moving beyond our five senses and believing by faith what Jesus spoke to our hearts and the Spirit within us confirms.

    Thanks for this great post and wanting to move beyond feelings into obedience!

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    1. yeah, God sees the 'little' efforts we make to be there for others and i bet He smiles down on us. nothing is wasted. and true, our feelings can be so deceptive. we must shut the unhealthy feelings down and do what we must.
      thanks for stopping by!

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  4. What a great song! I've never heard this one before. Such powerful and convicting lyrics... "i refuse to sit around and wait for someone else to do what God has called me to do myself" - love that!

    Thanks for sharing Gen! Wishing you a lovely week.
    xoxo

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    1. it's really good, and i'm glad you feel convicted! that's the purpose for my sharing. :)

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  5. POWERFUL!! This song . . . wow. It really resonates with me, this is so how I want to live my life. Thanks for sharing!!

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  6. Looks like my first comment had an error, sorry if ends up going through and this is a duplicate but I just wanted to say how powerful this song is! I had never heard it before but am definitely going to download it. This is really how I try to live my life. LOVE, LOVE it!

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    1. yeah, it ended up being a duplicate, but that's okay. :) and it's really great that this song moves you! i'm so glad you love it!

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