Down Time...Reflection...Renewal...

This week I hoped for time for quite contemplation. Down time from the world around us, from hard decisions, from emotional tears, and just to re-evaluate & recharge. God has blessed with just such a week.

We have received no news. We have not made any big decisions. We have had plenty of time for reflection and to recharge.

I have found a song and Scripture to share that reflects my hearts desire:

Romans 8:24-26 (New International Version)

For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

Heartbeat by Remedy Drive

This is a draught...been living without the one thing life requires

What a mess, passionless, somewhere I lost the fire

Oh my my...where has it gone

Can anybody turn this beat back on

My heart is fast asleep

Dreaming it could bleed

For something that´s real

My desperate appeal

God I’m getting tired of the way I feel

When I would rather be alive

I want to wake up

I want to restart

Put the drumbeat back in my heart 

I need to be revived

Bring me back to life

Coming on slow head to toe...the pulse is back again

It’s grace in my veins - replacing the pain

Bringing me back from the dead

Oh my my now I can see

You heard me cry emergency

Screaming out for help

You saved me from myself

The fires returned I’m letting it burn

There’s nothing better in the whole wide world

It feels so good to be alive

These are the words I have needed. At this time, a time of waiting I need to be revived. I need the Spirit to interceed for me and for those I love with words I cannot express. Our family is waiting for a precious gift of a daughter, but our lives cannot be put on hold. We must live each day, seeking renewal, seeking grace, seeking the face of God for hope, for direction, and for peace.