Centre of My Life

Tonight in our small group, we spoke about contentment, as in the way about which Paul speaks about contentment in Phillipians 4.  I have to admit.  I didn’t leave content with our answers.  I know that I cannot find my completion, my contentment in people, places, circumstances, tasks, food.  I can only find my contentment in squirrel, I mean Jesus.  This is a basic tenet of Christianity, of being a follower of Christ.  But…for me, in our conversation, there was a disconnect, a bridge that needed to be built. 

As I was driving home, I was listening to Hillsong London’s album Shout God’s Fame.  On it, there is a song called “Centre of My Life.”  The lyrics hit me; they are the bridge between discontentment and contentment.

Let my walk speak loud
And my words be true
Let my life be whole
With my eyes on you
Lord I’m stepping out
From the comfort zone
Letting go of me,
Holding onto You

Freedom comes
When I call You Lord
You are Lord, my God

You are the centre of it all,
The universe declares in awe
Your majesty
I surrender all
I make you
The centre of my life
Lord, I respond with all I am
You placed in me the song
Of heavens melody
Your Majesty
I live to sing Your song

I have found Your peace
It replaces any fear
You have done it all
I can trust in you
So I’m stepping out
From the comfort zone
Letting go of me
Holding onto you

This is your song not mine
It is your song that bring healing to this land
This is your song not mine
It is your song that brings feedom
Freedom comes, when I call you Lord
Freedom comes, when I call you Lord
You are Lord, my God
You are the song
You are the majesty
I live to sing your song
Your majesty
I live to sing Your song

I encourage you to chew on those lyrics.  Tonight God gave me peace deep within my soul where peace has been missing.