This song is such a beautiful song of surrender. I'm going to share a little bit now about what these lyrics mean to me.
"I have decided to follow Jesus"
Of course the decision I made to follow Jesus was decided a long time ago, but to follow Jesus is a daily commitment. At any time, we can be led astray. Therefor, we need to make a new commitment each and every day that yes, we are indeed following Jesus. It's a daily self denial and saying that "Yes, Jesus today I choose to follow you, and only you."
"The world behind me, the cross before me"
Nobody said that following Jesus was going to be easy. For me personally, this means taking a step away from the 'pleasures' that the world tells me are so great. make-up, boyfriends, clothing that is suppose to 'attract' guys, listening to certain music, etc. It hasn't been a smooth road for me. But I can say that it gets much easier with time, and having the beautiful cross before me is a glorious comfort in times of trial and sorrow that I may encounter along the way. It reminds me that this way of living is going to be worth every moment.
"Though none go with me, still I will follow."
Sometimes we can feel like we are alone in this world and that following Jesus is not the 'cool' or 'accepted' thing to do. Our secular world can tell us that we are only chasing a fairy tale, and that we are wasting are lives trying by following Jesus. (This is not exactly logical, because if there wasn't a God, there would be no such thing as 'wasting your life' but that is a topic for another day.) But even if the world stays behind, I choose to follow Jesus, because He does in fact exist.
Another thing about this verse for me personally, is that in the coming year I know that Jesus is going to send me to other places, which is going to mean leaving people behind, and having to go on my own. (Which is hard for me to do sometimes.) But still, I am going to trust him and follow him, even if I have to go on my own to do it.
"My cross I'll carry, till I see Jesus"
This verse is not in the version of the song I posted, but it is one of my favorites. God has given us each our own little crosses to carry. They aren't meant to hurt us, or to make us run from him. In fact, they are there so that we might grow closer to Him. He gave us each little crosses to remind us that He is there. If there was no suffering, we would already be in Heaven. I must work on rejoicing in the little trials and sufferings that He gives me. They are really my greatest blessings. I will carry my cross until the day that I leave this life and am reborn into my eternal home where there will be no more suffering and Jesus will reward me greatly for carrying my cross so patiently.
"No turning back, no turning back."
We are entering into a new year. Every other year I've always carried something from the past year over into the new year. A hurt from a past relationship, something that happened in the past year that hurt me, or just bad things from my past in general. However, this year I am laying all that down at the foot of the cross and just moving forward. My past is not going to define me anymore. I am not going to turn back to what I used to be, and I'm not going to turn away from my Jesus. I am only going to move forward on my humble journey towards the glorious victory of Heaven.
May God Bless you all this New Year,
-Catherine
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