I Will Not Be Moved

I just bought a new Natalie Grant cd ... Relentless. The first song is "I Will Not Be Moved." From the start, it has touched my heart. But it seems that this past week, I've been especially drawn to the chorus. (Actually, the entire cd has been pretty amazing. I'm enjoying it a lot ... and Julia is too. In fact, most nights we dance in the kitchen to Make It Matter. Yeah, I know. Go ahead and laugh, Reid. I'm quite sure that seeing me with my two left feet and total lack of coordination dancing in the kitchen is an incredibly silly sight, but I don't really care because I'm making great memories with my daughter.)

Anyway, I am facing a lot of soul-searching facts from the past 10 days. What I'm seeing about myself isn't all that pretty, but I'm learning that repentance is an amazing thing and the forgiveness that comes afterwards is freeing. This Easter weekend, I'm remembering that I'm just human and that means I will make mistakes. Every single day ... no, every single hour. Not only am I going to make mistakes, but I'm going to have heartaches in this life. Life isn't easy or perfect or all smooth sailing. Life is full of yucky moments ... some of which are a direct result of the mistakes I've made. It's easy to feel bitter or to begin to develop an attitude with God. I'm seeing how much growing in faith that I've got to do.

But it's such a blessing to know that despite all of my mistakes and each of those heartaches or even when I have a stinky attitude, I can rest assured of God's amazing grace. In fact, the mistakes and the heartaches are what makes me so intensely aware of the grace that's continually extended to me. Praise God for that!

So tonight, I'm remember that nothing ... not mistakes or hard times or ugly attitudes ... can move me from what I have been given in Christ. Here's a music video of Natalie's song. (Mom ... you'll probably just want to read the lyrics that I've written out below, and skip the video.)



I Will Not Be Moved (Natalie Grant)

I have been a wayward child
I have acted out
I have questioned Sovereignty
And had my share of doubt
And though sometimes my prayers feel like
They're bouncing off the sky
The hand I hold won't let me go
And is the reason why

I will stumble
I will fall down
But I will not be moved
I will face heartache
I will make mistakes
But I will not be moved
On Christ the Solid Rock I stand
All other ground is sinking sand
I will not be moved

Bitterness has plagued my heart
Many times before
My life has been like broken glass
And I have kept the score
Of all my shattered dreams
And though it seemed
That I was far too gone
My brokeness helped me to see
It's grace I'm standing on

I will stumble
I will fall down
But I will not be moved
I will face heartache
I will make mistakes
But I will not be moved
On Christ the Solid Rock I stan
All other ground is sinking sand
I will not be moved

And the chaos in my life
Has been a badge I've worn
Though I have been torn
I will not be moved
I will not be moved
I will not be moved
No
I will make mistakes
I will face heartache
But I will not be moved
On Christ the Solid Rock I stand
All other ground is sinking snad
I will not be moved