The why behind Awake

LORD, you know what I need

Your thoughts are above mine

This is why I come to You in prayer.

You give to the sinner forgiveness from sin

You give to the condemned love that begins

You give to me a hope that endures

Come love on me again!

You make me assured, accepted

You adopt me as a Son by Jesus Christ to yourself

I belong to You

Come renew my heart

Come bring these dead bones

To live again

Come make whole this divided heart I see

You will come and marry me.

Come awaken love from the depth of me

Break these divided longings

As I break these waves that crash over me

And hold me close to You

I will be held by the everlasting arms

My God is acquainted with my sufferings

This is what wakes me up in the morning

My heart is surrounded by ravenous wolves

You have made me to eat of the fullness

My soul, O my soul, is surrounded by the anthems of the world

Awake, that I may sing again

Turn my heart away from the dreary melodies

I want to dance, yes sing again

Of the pure anthem of the LORD

Which makes me sing again. 

This was written during one of my anxious times, I wrote it because I wanted to get out of the place I was in, and commit my way to God. It is a good starting, because I’m honest about the feelings that I have, and about getting out of them.

I think if we’re all honest we go through times and seasons when we don’t feel 100% that’s when we really need to dig deep and find a solution to our problems. I have found that in God. It’s because I can be totally honest with Him that I know that I can trust Him with everything.

Let us come to God with everything, because He has entrusted Himself to us, whether we are feeling 100% or down in the dumps. It’s this kind of relateability that makes us united with Christ in life’s ups and downs.