I recently attended the Christian Musician Summit up in Washington. What an awesome and amazing experience!! Even with little sleep I came home so rejuvenated, thankful, humbled, and so BLESSED!! And I made some new friends. The only thing I would have done differently is to bring our entire worship team up to experience it too. . . Kathryn Scott sang a song during worship called At the Foot of the Cross (Ashes to Beauty), the really touched me and spoke to my heart.
That was the subject of my journaling when I came home:
From time to time, dreams that we had, hopes that we held, people we trusted, things we thought, don't quite turn out the way we thought they would. When it's a disappointing day, what I'm learning to do is come back to the cross again. It's there that I remember that God knows the power of pain; the burn of betrayal - it's there I can so clearly see that He understands the brokeness of dreams shattered, that His grip on reality in all it's harshness is firmer than mine. And it's there that the promise of redemption, of resurrection, of a sure outcome breaks in. We serve a God who chose brokeness to demonstrate His great love for us - who has walked the road before us - who has the power to change the most disappointing days into the most glorious tomorrows.
Now I can....trade these ashes for beauty
And wear forgiveness like a crown.
Coming to kiss the feet of Mercy,I lay every burden down.....
At the Foot of the Cross, where I am made complete
I don't know what the future will bring for me, for my husband, children, my church, my friends, my family. But I do know that I don't want fear to stop me from following God's plan for me. As disappointed as I was to learn that the September mission trip was not going to happen, I realize God has a much bigger plan, or trip if you will, for me, my team members and those we are going to help. And for that I'm thankful.
God is Good!!! :0) Many Blessings~M
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