Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Rambling

This weekend God taught me many things.  As we face leaving our children for a week to go to orientation, I find myself struggling with the fact that we will have to be so far from them for a whole week.  While I completely trust the care of our children to my brother and his wife, I still won't be there!  It's funny, as I have gone through life looking forward to different stages, believing I will reach them with sheer delight, I find each step is bitter-sweet.  I should be thrilled (and I am, really) that we are finally heading for consideration by a mission agency.  We have dreamed of this day for more years than I like to think about. While we are excited though, I find it difficult to leave our children.  God is so wonderful though.  The song I posted for a friend last week, "I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go", ended up being a blessing and a challenge to me this weekend.  I was scheduled to sing for the Sunday evening service.  As usual I prayed and sought for a song.  Also as usual I asked for my husband's input.  The thing that was not usual was that he had no opinion about what song I would sing this time.  As I sang through countless songs, I could not find peace about any of them.  Then the Lord led me to this song.  God used a line from the third verse to help me to stay focused on Him and what He has planned for me and for my family: "So, trusting my all unto Your care, I know You always love me!  I’ll do Your will with a heart sincere. . ."  Usually when I sing a special for church, I try my best to build a climax in the song with dynamics and such, but for this song I could not.  Last night it came out as a prayer and at some points barely came out.  How amazing God is to use the common (I've known this song for decades!) to reach us at different points in our lives!  He is teaching me to trust Him.  Sometimes I'm a slow learner!


I have always been a dreamer with big plans.  Big plans and dreams are not the same as accomplishments.  Though these can lead to great accomplishments, I tend to get distracted along the way.  Sometimes I spend too much time dreaming, planning, making lists, creating ideas, and not enough time on the "petty" details that are required to accomplish such things.  As the Lord has brought me along, particularly since having children, I have learned much in this area of disciplining myself to finish the mundane tasks of life before I allow myself the privilege of planning my great dreams.  Facing a summer which is the beginning of a new stage in our lives, I once again have struggled with the menial tasks of life.  I desire to burst ahead to the thing I have been looking forward to for so long!  How thankful I am that the Lord is patient with me and helps me to refocus with His Word.  Today in my devotions God again showed me a verse He used once before to order my thoughts and help me to keep my eyes fixed on what I need to accomplish now.  Sometimes my thoughts are a my worst enemy simply because they are running in all directions in my head, plowing one another over vying for preeminence.  I need God's help to order them!  The verse God gave me today was, Proverb 16:3, "Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established."  Now, as I have asked the Lord to help me to commit my works to Him, I know that he will establish my thoughts.  He's the only one who can really order all of these things in the first place!  I told you I'm a slow learner.  Thankfully He is a loving and patient God!



Monday, May 2, 2011

AKO'Y SUSUNOD KAHIT SAAN (I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go)

This post is for my very dear friend Maricon.  I love you!  (For other readers, scroll down for English)


AKO'Y SUSUNOD KAHIT SAAN
by Mary Brown and Charles Prior

Kahit saan pagutusan Niya, Kusa akong susunod;
Sa patag o kabundukan man, Lagi nang maglilingkod.
Pagtawag Niya kung aking marinig, Puso'y agad tutugon;
Ako'y susunod--kahit na saan man--Sa iyo, aking Panginoon!

Koro:
Kahit na san, O Panginoon, Ikaw ay aking susundin--
Sa dagat, bundok o kapatgan man; Ikaw ay laging susundin.

Pagibig Niya'y ipahahayag Sa kapwang nalulumbay;
Ang aral Niya ay ihahatid Sa taong naliligaw.
O Dios, ang patnubay Mong kay inam Sa t'wina'y kailangan ko;
Ang nais Mo ang lagi kong gaga win, Laging susunod sa Iyo.

Koro

Kahit hamak man ang gawain Sa malawak na mundo,
Buong sikap na maglilingkod Ako sa iyo, O Cristo.
Dahil sa ako ay Iyong tunay, Puso'y magtitiwala;
At ang nais ko'y ang kagandahan Mo Sa buhay ko ay mabadha.

Koro

I'll Go Where You Want Me to Go
by Mary Brown and Charles Prior

It may not be on the mountain’s height, or over the stormy sea;
It may not be at the battle’s front my Lord will have need of me;
But if by a still, small voice He calls to paths I do not know,
I’ll answer, dear Lord, with my hand in Yours,
I’ll go where You want me to go.
Refrain
I’ll go where You want me to go, dear Lord,
O’er mountain, or plain, or sea;
I’ll say what You want me to say, dear Lord,
I’ll be what You want me to be.
Perhaps today there are loving words which Jesus would have me speak;
There may be now, in the paths of sin, some wand’rer whom I should seek.
O Savior, if You will be my Guide, though dark and rugged the way,
My voice shall echo the message sweet,
I’ll say what You want me to say.
Refrain
There’s surely somewhere a lowly place in earth’s harvest fields so wide,
Where I may labor through life’s short day for Jesus, the Crucified.
So, trusting my all unto Your care, I know You always love me!
I’ll do Your will with a heart sincere,
I’ll be what You want me to be.
Refrain