Here at Adventures in Missions, every work week begins with Monday morning worship. It’s a time for reconnecting with God the Father in community worship, prayer and scripture. It’s also a space to refocus on Who we belong to and the purpose that we are living out for His glory!
I’m so thankful for this aspect of my time here. I love being a part of an organization that values pursuing the Father and worshipping Him before everything else!
Every Monday worship is unique. There’s always different worship leaders and a variety of songs, new and old. But one thing is constant every week: the Holy Spirit is always present and is at work in the hearts of His children.
A couple weeks ago, we sang a song in worship that I had heard before, but this time the Lord used it to speak to me in a new way. The song is called “Where You Are.” (If you can, listen to the song below!)
The lyrics of this song are so simple. The chorus goes like this:
“I just want to be where you are. I just want to be near your heart. There is nothing like your love.”
As we sang those words, I felt like I was standing face to face with the Lord, telling him exactly what I was desiring in that moment.
The week before I was feeling disconnected from Him. I felt His presence missing in my days and I knew that it was my fault. I had been pulling away from Him in the hard moments. I wasn’t making Him a priority over all the other commitments I had made.
As we continued belting out those words, I repented and I asked for forgiveness. I told Him out of this heavy desire in my heart: “Lord, I just want to be where you are, and I just want to be near your heart. Father, I love you.”
In that moment, I felt His peace wash over me, but the Lord didn’t just stop there.
Towards the end of the song, the lead singer told us to sing the chorus again, but this time from another perspective. She wanted us to hear the same words but the other way around. It was really powerful. The Lord used this opportunity to remind us of His desire to be in relationship with us.
We sang those words again. But this time I heard the Father telling me: “Carly, I just want to be where you are. I just want to be near your heart. There is nothing like your love. Daughter, I love you!”
Gosh, we have such a loving God. Over the course of that song, He not only forgave me for pulling away from Him, but He took that moment to lavish me with love. He sweetly reminded me that as much as I can’t get enough of Him, He can’t get enough of me. That as much as I desire to be where He is, He desires to be where I am even more so. That as much as I want to be near His heart, He wants to be even closer to mine.
My desire to be connected with the Lord is nothing compared to His desire to know me. What a beautiful revelation that choose to share with me in the middle of a worship song!
But you know what the best part is, He feels that way about you too!
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