Life Song

This is another song by Casting Crowns called "Lifesong" (lyrics from elyrics and video from godtube http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=JEECNNNU)

Empty hands held high

Such small sacrifice

If not joined with my life

I sing in vain tonight

May the words I say

And the things I do

Make my lifesong sing

Bring a smile to You

Let my lifesong sing to You

Let my lifesong sing to You

I want to sign Your name to the end of this day

Knowing that my heart was true

Let my lifesong sing to You

Lord I give my life

A living sacrifice

To reach a world in need

To be Your hands and feet

So may the words I say

And the things I do

Make my lifesong sing

Bring a smile to You

Let my lifesong sing to You

let my lifesong sing to You

I want to sign Your name to the end of this day

knowing that my heart was true

Hallelujah Hallelujah

Let my lifesong sing to You

A few months ago I began really thinking about what GOD wants me to be doing for HIM. In the course of those months I have done a number of Bible studies, and am taking the basic lay speaker course. In the James study, the focus was on serving GOD by serving others. The founder of our church, John Wesley, and James both taught that faith without works was a dead faith, that the way to show your faith was to do something with it. I pictured GOD calling me to leave everything behind and follow HIM to far away places, to uproot my family and leave my friends and home. I pictured HIM calling me to do things that I feel totally unprepared and unequipped to do. Would HE call me to ministry? To mission work? To go to underdeveloped countries and care for the sick and dying? But all works don't have to be huge. They don't have to be earth changing, they just have to be from the heart and for HIS glory. Does my 'lifesong' sing to GOD? Does it sound like a beautiful melody, or like clanging cymbols? Does HE smile when HE thinks of my works here on HIS earth? Or does HE sigh and shake HIS head and wish I would do more for HIS children?

Lord, please help me to serve you in all I do. Please open my eyes to the needs I can help to meet in Your world. Please help my life speak of You in ways that lead people to You. In JESUS' name, Amen.