By Downhere.

When everything is wrong
The day has passed and nothing's done
And the whole world seems against me
When I'm rolling in my bed, there's a storm in my head
I'm afraid of sinking in despair.

Teach me, Lord to have faith
In what You're bringing me will
Change my life and bring You glory

Chorus
There on the storm I am learning to let go
Of the will that I so long to control
There may I be in Your arms eternally
I thank you, Lord, You are the calmer of the storm.

You rebuke the wind and the waves
Once again I find I'm amazed by the power of Your will
'Cause I'm a child of little faith
I feel the wind and forget Your grace
And You say, "Peace, be still."

Teach me, Lord to have faith
In what You're bringing me will
Change my life and bring You glory

Chorus
There on the storm I am learning to let go
Of the will that I so long to control
There may I be in Your arms eternally
I thank you, Lord, You are the calmer of the storm.

Oh when the torment blows
The middle of the sea.
May I never trust, never trust in me.
'Cause there in Your arms I find
No tragedy.

There on the storm I am learning to let go
The white wave's high, it's crashing o'er the deck
And I don't know where I go
Where are You Lord, is my ship going down?
The mast is gone so throw the anchor
Should I jump and try to swim to land?

Chorus
There on the storm, teach me God to understand
Of Your will that I just cannot control.
There may I see all Your love protecting me
I thank you Lord, You are the calmer of the storm.

Such a good song!

                                 Mikey

So this last year has flown by so incredibly fast, it isn't funny. It's like just yesterday that it was January of last year, so weird. Looking back over the last year it's so amazing to see all the different ways that the Lord has been working in my life, and other peoples lives that I know personally. During the last couple months there's been things that I wish I could go back and change, but looking back on them now, I can see what God was doing and teaching me and I wouldn't have it any other way.

This last year there's been a couple verses that the Lord has given to me in various ways and through different people.

Psalm 37: 4-5...4: Delight thyself also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5: Commit thy way into the Lord, trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.

Proverbs 3: 5-6..... 5: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, lean not unto thin own understanding. 6: In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.

James 3:8... Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh unto you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners; and purify you hearts, ye double minded.

As these verses came they seemed to follow eachother up. The first one. "Delight thyself in the Lord....Commit thy way unto the lord trust also in Him". Aa you begin to delight yourself in the Lord, and commit to Him, you begin as the second verse says to "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, in all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths". As a result of doing that, the third verse comes in. "Draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh unto you". And as all this happens God works in our hearts in all kinds of ways.

This has been what's been happening over the last few months as the Lord has worked in my heart. Most of you know that I've been planning on going into music. I've done it my whole life and I love it. L O V E it. Or I did. While the truth of these verses were taking root in my heart, God began to change my desires. And one night He asked me for my music career. The one thing that I loved more then anything else. I struggled with that for awhile. But I finally surrendered it to the Lord.I cried as I did it. Letting go of it was the hardest thing I I've ever done. No joke.

After giving that to God, came a peace and joy that I can't explain. And for the first time that I can remember, I was able to sing a song to the Lord and not care how I sounded, not care about anything excpting worshiping the Lord. I'd never experienced that before, real true worship. And God revealed to me how self centered my perspective had been on "my" music. Along with all that came a freedom from expectations that others had of me, and I had of myself. The Lord doesn't care if something is perfectly in tune, or sung just this certain way, what matters to Him is that my hearts is truly worshiping Him. I still love music, but not as a idol like I had it before. God has already given me opportunities to glorify Him with it, and it's been amazing watching Him use someone like me.

I may never do anything with music, but I'm ok with that. I've given my life to Christ, it's in His hands, and I wouldn't have it anyother way. Through this whole process He has shown me just how selfcentered my life really has been, and is, and how much I desperately need the Lord more then anything in this world. How temporal, empty, fragile and meaningless the things of this earthly life are. After the music thing, the Lord asked me for other things, and as I gave them to Him he continued to change my heart and desires in ways that I never expected or though He would, and He is still working. Changing, molding, shaping. I haven't even begun to grasp everything the Lord's been teaching me, but He continues to work faithfully, and it's exciting. I don't know what this next year holds, but the Lord does, I just have to trust in Him with all my heart, and the hardest part, lean not on my own understanding. I'm so thankful that I can trust my Father with my whole heart. Hope that all made some sense. lol

That's something you can't buy.

Thank you all who I know have been praying for me, I pray for you to, often. I love you all more then you know. Some of you require more prayer then others......(jerold  lol).

Hope that all made some sense. lol

Some of God greatest gifts are unanswered prayers.......

                                                     Mikey