the beauty of music.

Do you ever have certain albums or songs that connect so much with you, that you can't stop listening to them? A few months ago, some friends here shared Will Reagan and United Pursuit's CD, "Live at the Banks House" with us. I was immediately drawn into the acoustic sound and the lyrics of each song. Some of the words are verses from the Bible, but others are just singing of opening oneself to God, and letting things go...with trust in Him. I have wrestled with worry off and on my whole life it seems. Sometimes it is intense worry over certain things, other times just little things that somehow distract me. The truths in these songs have brought me comfort in the middle of the night and kept me praising during the day.

Wednesday night we sang "Nothing I Hold On To." Part of the song says, "I give it all to you God, trusting that You'll make something beautiful out of me."
This resonated with me. We can give everything to Him, and we can trust Him to take it, and care for us despite the "junk" we carry.

It's humbling to sing these words when I know it's so easy for me to keep things in, or not give everything to God. I mean it's my body, my money, my job, my wants right? No, I'm not just living for myself. I don't want to just live for my own satisfaction. With grace, and humble practice, I want to give it all to You God. I trust that you'll make something beautiful out of me. I have hope that You will.

The line that follows is "I will climb this mountain with my hands wide open." I love this. After the hope and the surrender, is the action. I will go where You lead me, I will stay open to Your Spirit leading me.

There's a sweet surrender in this song. I hope it blesses you, if nothing else for the simplicity of the sound and the words.

Will Reagan and United Pursuit Band, "Nothing I Hold On To."