I Can Only Imagine

I Can Only Imagine…

You know the classic song: 

“I can only imagine

What it will be like

When I walk by your side

I can only imagine

What my eyes would see

When your face is before me

I can only imagine

I can only imagine, yeah

Surrounded by your glory

What will my heart feel

Will I dance for you Jesus

Or in awe of You be still

Will I stand in your presence

To my knees will I fall

Will I sing hallelujah

Will I be able to speak at all

I can only imagine

I can only imagine”

Right now, this song is a prayer, an anthem, an innuet of what is to come not only at the end of this life but for my day to day, and especially for my upcoming mission venture on the WorldRace. 

This song intimately addresses the pleasure of being with the Lord. As I listen to it my spirit speaks up, “He is with you right now too!” The glory of the Lord is all around us. When we draw near to Him, His embrace is felt, his pleasure for us is seen through His provision and orchestration of our lives, and His leading is directly evident by the tasks placed before us. 

In the last several months, I’ve really begun to find my peace and rest in Him. In turn, He has opened my eyes to see all He is doing. He is weaving every moment of everyday together, so that we can make sense of our lives. I’ve been cherishing every moment as I sense His shadow over me, its beginning to make the days fly by. 

When I look forward to my trip, all I can pray is “I can only imagine, what that day will be like…” I don’t have to look forward with fear or expectation for specifics. I can leave my hands wide open, my eyes peered for His glory to be revealed. To continue to just stand with Him leading my life, with Him raining down blessings, with Him encouraging me through the voice of others, and with Him shielding me from the hands of the enemy. 

Although I am trying to live “with Him” in all these ways every single day right now, I do especially look forward to my WorldRace service experience. There’s so much peace in knowing that the intimacy of my relationship with Him will be all I can hold onto through every moment of that venture. I know I will see His glory revealed. I wonder will I get to dance for Him? Will I get to stand stuck in awe of Him? Will I be silenced by His wonders? Whatever my experiences will be, I am encouraged knowing I will be worshiping Him through the way I get to live my life, every moment of it.