…What You Say, I’ll Say
The list included:
You Are Good.
I Could Sing of Your Love Forever.
Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty.
Where You Go, I’ll Go.
This morning I got to do worship in Lake Havasu at the new church of Rev. Joe Cude; one of my mentors and a dear friend.
It was a very refreshing experience. I enjoyed the people, the setting is beautiful and the message was one of the best I’ve heard in months. It was essentially a moment of growth and all that good stuff but it felt more like a mini-vacation because I came back feeling so refreshed.
The trip would have been nice just because I love extended car rides (especially when I get to play Uno with my buddy Mikey and enjoy lovely convos with the Cudes) but what made today stand out was the service.
I don’t know if I was the only one that got something like this out of today, but I feel so revived, like new life has been breathed into me.
It began with the music but it was especially the song “Where You Go, I’ll Go”. Enjoy these lyrics with me.
“Where You go I go
What You say I say, God
What You pray, I’ll pray
What You pray, I’ll prayJesus only did what He saw You do
He would only say what He heard You speak
He would only move when He felt You lead
Following Your heart following Your SpiritSo how could I expect to walk without You
When every move that Jesus made was in surrender?
I will not begin to live without You
For You alone are worthy and You are always good!”
As I sang these words before a group that had previously never heard them before, it was as though I was hearing them for the first time as well…
I like to think that the “Where you go I’ll go, what you say I’ll say and what you pray I’ll pray” idea is probably inspired by the book of Ruth. In chapter 1, Ruth marries a man and another woman marries his brother. Both of the sons die after well over 10 years leaving Naomi, their widowed mother, childless and alone.
Naomi urges the women to go on with their lives since they’re young and beautiful. The one daughter-in-law decides to do just that. She gives Naomi a kiss on the cheek and gets out of there. Ruth, on the other hand tells Naomi that she will not leave her. She tells her that she left her old life behind, her old home, her old idols, her old ways and everything she was comfortable with to be a part of this family.
No matter what happens.
She tells her she is willing to give up her life to be with Naomi and is willing to go to the ends of the earth with her.
No matter what happens.
It occurred to me recently that my allegiance has not been this strong… to anyone. Not even to myself. It would be one thing if I were completely selfish and all about what felt good, not matter the cost. It would be one thing if I were willing to completely screw over everyone else to get what I want and look out for number one.
It would be different because then it would be obvious that I were a horrible person. It would be obvious that I followed no one, but instead wandered freely as an animal. But I don’t do that. I am proper and tame, I am quiet and rock few boats these days.
So who am I dedicated to?
…
It occurred to me that I’ve been a nomad. A wanderer. A vagabond.
In dedicating half my heart to anything, I have only hurt. So I guess that’s the problem, isn’t it? My life would make sense to have no purpose because I’ve purpose it after nothing in a shallow attempt at something.
So I say all of that to say this:
Jesus only did what He saw God do. He only said what He heard Him speak. How can I expect to walk without Him in everything I do because everything that Jesus did was in surrender to Him. It was in Love. It was in the principles of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Want to know how much of my life has lined up with this? Very little.
Sara only did was she saw God do… well, except for the things she saw everyone else doing. She did that too.
She only said what she heard God speak… well, except for those little bits of gossip about that person she honestly cannot stand! Sometimes Sara just has to vent, right? Even though she could pray about it and pray for that person, she still wants her friends to know how she feels… they can pray with her, right? … right?!
How can Sara expect to walk without Him when everything that Jesus did was in surrender? …well, there are loads of other people that have even simpler walks with Him than Sara, right? She’s doing better than them… isn’t that how it works? Everyone else does it, she’s just tired, she’s earned it… hasn’t she? What’s that you say, she’s stumbling a lot? That’s to be expected… she has an excuse. Look at her family/friends/pet rock/etc/whatever. Look at her past…?
Sad, but it’s true. I have not gone where God went. I have barely even gone where God goes now. I’ve barely even touched where God wants to take me.
Because I’m too caught up on watching where I’m going.
Because I’m too caught up in letting my loose lips sink ships.
Because I’m too caught up stumbling in the darkest valley without Him.
Am I alone?
I’m over Nomadic living.
All from a moment of declaring alone and singing a song with a room full of strangers I’ve felt like I’ve known my entire life (oh, and don’t even get me started on how this opened my heart for the message!)
Let the Revival Begin.
