There are moments in our lives when God speaks to us in different ways. Sometimes it’s an idea that comes to mind, a gut feeling that refuses to be ignored, or a coincidence that could only be orchestrated by a powerful Conductor. In other cases, God may speak through a song that plays in your mind like a record broken by His hand so that the same melody will run through your mind over and over until you fall to your knees in utter defeat and frustration. Music has an unfortunate tendency to do that, but when God places it there, you cannot help but acknowledge Him, stop, and ask of Him the purpose behind the song.  Such an instance is happening to me now, and despite the lateness of the hour here (10PM), I knew that I needed to write about it so that I could share it with all of you.

Before leaving the US, I compiled a list of songs on my iPod that would serve as the soundtrack for my year abroad. For one reason or another, the songs on that list inspired and uplifted me, and I have listened to that soundtrack constantly since my arrival here weeks ago. The song I have included below, and the song currently running through my head, was included on that soundtrack. I pray it will inspire you in some form, or possibly even remind you of your own relationship with Jesus Christ, just as it has me.

“Everything to Me”
by Avalon

I grew up in Sunday school
I memorized the Golden Rule
And how Jesus came to set the sinner free.
I know the story inside out;
I can tell you all about
The path that led Him up to Calvary.

But ask me why He loves me
And I don’t know what to say.
But I’ll never be the same because
He changed my life when he became

Everything to me
He’s more than a story
More than words on a page of history.
He’s the air that I breathe
The water I thirst for
And the ground beneath my feet.
He’s everything,
Everything to me

We’re living in uncertain times
And more and more I find that I’m aware of just
How fragile life can be.
I want to tell the world I found
A love that turned my life around
They need to know that they can taste and see.
Now every day I’m praying just to give my heart away
I want to live for Jesus so that someone else might see
That he is

Everything
He’s more than story
More than words on a page of history
He’s the air that I breathe
The water I thirst for
And the ground beneath my feet
Oh, He’s everything,

And looking back over my life at the end
I’ll go to meet You, saying You’ve been

Everything to me
More than story
More than words on a page
Of history

You’re everything to me
You’re more than story
More than words on a page
Of history
You’re the air that I breathe
The water I thirst for
And the ground beneath my feet.
You’re everything,
Lord, you’re everything to me!

You’re everything to me, Jesus!
You are the song I sing!

You’re my life, my all, everything

** Note: This post was written two days previous, on February 13th. Sorry for the delay in posting. Somedays, I really miss WiFi. :P **