*New to Sunday Song is an actual video (from YouTube) of the song…so now you can hear it while reading the post! YAY!*
Welcome to Sunday Song!
This is my attempt to post regularly every Sunday about a song I love. The key word is attempt.
(I know. I haven’t posted Sunday Song in a long time. I hope you really enjoy this one though! I LOVE this song.)
I post the lyrics and then post them again (because I’m redundant-which you already know, if you frequently visit here)…but the second time I include my thoughts.
Today is the Day by Lincoln Brewster
Here we go!
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
I’m casting my cares aside
I’m leaving my past behind
I’m setting my heart and mind on You
Jesus
I’m reaching my hand to Yours
Believing there’s so much more
Knowing that all You have in store for me is good
Is good
Chorus:
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
And I won’t worry about tomorrow
I’m trusting in what You say
Today is the day
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Today is the day
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
I’m putting my fears aside
I’m leaving my doubts behind
I’m giving my hopes and dreams to You
Jesus
I’m reaching my hand to Yours
Believing there’s so much more
Knowing that all You have in store for me is good
Is good
I will stand upon Your truth.
(I will stand upon Your truth)
And all my days I’ll live for You
(And all my days I’ll live for You
Here we go!
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
I’m casting my cares aside
I’m leaving my past behind
I’m setting my heart and mind on You
Jesus
Is it easy to just cast my cares aside and let them go? No! I’m human. Of course it’s not. Is leaving my past behind any easier? No. It’s probably harder. I can distract myself from my cares and worries. I can’t, however, forget my past. I can put it on the back burner, rarely look in the rear view mirror, but it doesn’t fade away. It still happened. For some, leaving your past behind may be much harder to do.
It wasn’t really that hard for me until everything blew up a year ago. Since then, my life seems to be torn into two parts: Before the relationships ended and after the relationships ended.
Leaving my past behind suddenly becomes much more complicated. I’ve found, though, that when I place my past, my present, and my future in His hands…life just seems easier. There’s less to worry about or stress over because He has it all under control.
Of course, He has it under control anyway. But when I don’t hide under the illusion that I’m in control, life just seems easier.
Funny, right? I fight for control so that I can determine what does and doesn’t happen. After all, if I’m in control, things are easier.
False.
I’m reaching my hand to Yours
Believing there’s so much more
Knowing that all You have in store for me is good
Is good
This is something I’ve had to “come to grips with” multiple times: He has good plans for me, and there’s better for me than what I had.
I loved what I had. Actually, I love what I had. But somehow He has better for me. Trusting that plan is something that isn’t just a one time thing. I have to put my trust in it over and over again.
Chorus:
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
And I won’t worry about tomorrow
I’m trusting in what You say
Today is the day
Here’s the thing: WHATEVER comes tomorrow, today is the day that He has made. Therefore, I must make the choice (each day) to rejoice…no matter what comes my way that day. But that means I don’t need to worry about the next day. Or the next. Or the weeks to come. If He has made today, and I’m rejoicing in today, in the here and now, then I have no business wasting my time worrying about tomorrow. Especially if I am trusting in Him.
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Today is the day
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
I’m putting my fears aside
I’m leaving my doubts behind
I’m giving my hopes and dreams to You
Jesus
I have a lot of fears. I know I’ve mentioned some of them before….but I have fears, just like every other person. My greatest fear would probably be love. Seems pretty ridiculous, but it’s true. I want to love and I long to be loved. But I fear love. A lot.
I have to leave my doubts behind…daily, it seems. I doubt there’s better than this. I doubt that life will get better and I’ll just be stuck in this place. I doubt they love me or care at all. I doubt we’ll be friends again. I doubt I’ll be loved again. I doubt I’ll let myself be loved again.
I doubt I doubt I doubt.
And then I remind myself (or, perhaps, the Holy Spirit reminds me) that He has carried me through. He has loved me. He will stay with me. He will lead me. And when it comes down to it, He’s enough.
The doubts fade.
I have many hopes; I have many dreams. So many.
I’ve watched my hopes and dreams fall apart. Shatter. Break. Disappear. I’ve tried to rebuild them, but it hasn’t exactly, umm, worked.
So I’ve had to just give them over to Him. I have to let Him give me new hopes; let Him place in my new dreams.
I’m trying, but it’s not easy. Some how it feels like I’m not trying hard enough, yet I don’t know what else I could do.
I’m reaching my hand to Yours
Believing there’s so much more
Knowing that all You have in store for me is good
Is good
I will stand upon Your truth.
(I will stand upon Your truth)
And all my days I’ll live for You
(And all my days I’ll live for You
When I’m reading the Bible (which I will admit – I need to be doing more of), I find truths that help me through. It sounds cliche but it’s true.
I want to always live for Him. I want to shine in places that need light and truth. I want my words to point to Him, my actions to show Him to others, and this blog to lead people closer to Him. That’s what I want.
“Preach the Gospel always. When necessary, use words.” -St. Francis of Assisi
