I Need You More Than Ever

I’m sitting in Starbucks early this morning with a worship playlist in my headphones. But I am not worshiping…I am writing emails…I am checking out Facebook…I am updating my calendar.

And then…

A lyric breaks through the melodic noise to capture my attention.

Be my heart’s obsession
First and only in my life
In your love alone 
My soul is satisfied

And a peace and a resignation and a redirection of my thoughts overtake me. It’s as if every tense muscle just melts.

Here are more of the lyrics

I will abide
Be still and know that you are God
For you are mine
And in your presence I’m alive
Here in this place
Within your shadow I am safe
Every mistake
Fading into the light of grace

I need you more
I need you more than ever

It’s so difficult to to live in that space and so easy to dwell in the humdrum of meaningless activity.

My prayer – Lord help me to ABIDE in you. Even when I am doing the everyday activities of life, may I ABIDE! I need YOU more than ever.

Song info: First and Only by Elevation Worship.