God Calling...

CS Lewis once said, "pain is God's megaphone to a deaf world." It seems that "pain" is hard to understand, yet very effective in getting our attention. I see that reflected in these lyrics off the new Coldplay album, in the song "Lost". Pain is not all we see...or feel...or what makes sense in the moment...yet somehow God can use all things to draw us towards Him...even in the midst of life's confusion. Things are not always as they seem. We clearly do not see the big picture...the bible says we only "see in part"...that we "see through the glass dimly". In the moment, we see, perceive and feel one thing. Yet in God's Kingdom, He's orchestrating, redeeming, healing and aligning things, according to His purposes...even when we screw up. It seems that often, our greatest pain comes from our own actions or inaction. Yet God pursues us anyway...truly a relationship of love...one we often don't comprehend...especially in the midst of pain.

Just because I’m losing

Doesn’t mean I’m lost

Doesn’t mean I’ll stop

Doesn’t mean I would cross

Just because I’m hurting

Doesn’t mean I’m hurt

Doesn’t mean I didn’t get

What I deserved

No better and no worse

I just got lost

Every river that I tried to cross

Every door I ever tried was locked

Ohhh, and I’m…

Just waiting ’til the shine wears off

You might be a big fish

In a little pond

Doesn’t mean you’ve won

‘Cause along may come

A bigger one

And you’ll be lost

Every river that you tried to cross

Every gun you ever held went off

Ohhh, and I’m…

Just waiting until the firing stopped

Ohhh, and I’m…

Just waiting ’til the shine wears off
Ohhh, and I…

Just waiting ’til the shine wears off

Ohhh, and I...

Just waiting ’til the shine wears off

lyrics by Coldplay

be God's!

Brian O

Lead Pastor dude, ECHO