Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Today is the Day

If you could only be here with me to feel the presence of Jesus himself! Since before even coming to the city, people kept telling me how bold of a move I was making moving to a city where I had no family or friends. But God kept assuring me that I would not be alone. He kept reminding me that He'd be here waiting for me. Not only that, He'd be the man sitting by my side holding my hand as I cried in my seat. I sat there hugging George (you didn't think I'd fly to NY without him did you!?) with my bible in hand, along with love letters full of encouragement from my friends, family and youth group family. I vowed not to read in my “yearbook”, which was a notebook that people wrote in, until I left. Of course it was one of the first things I opened up as I sat there before take off. I teared up and teared up and teared up, and that's probably why God blessed me with my own row on the plane. Nobody wants to sit next to the teary girl. haha.

I was given some advice by a very wise man during the process of making the decision to move to NY. He said, “You have to find a scripture that will support you through this time. Every time you read it, it will give you peace and encouragement. So when times are rough, when you want to rejoice, when you lose all hope, or when you want to give Him praise, this scripture will support you!” I had so many scriptures in mind and didn’t know how to decide. After a few days, I still had been thinking, how am I supposed to find just one when there are so many? And right before my eyes was a post-it was that one of my high school girls had left on my computer. She had left me a sweet note a few days before I had even had this conversation and it included scripture on the bottom. Jeremiah 29:11. I wasn’t sure why she did it, or what it even said before I looked it up, but this is what I found, “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” This was it! It was perfect and exactly what God had been speaking to my heart. The post-it was God’s love letter to me and He used my sweet little girl to speak to me! Although I was sad on the plane, and a huge piece of me wanted to stay at home, referring back to His words gave me peace and comfort. After reading this, it reminded me that I was pursuing the plans that He had set before for me.

While flying JetBlue, I’m usually way excited to have my own private tv on the plane to watch marathons of "MADE" on MTV or some sort of sitcom. This time around, I was so stoked to find a Christian radio station.Little did I know that God had a soundtrack prepared for my flight- I'll call it my iGod (lame, I know- iPod, iGod…whatever. lol). Here’s the first song I heard on this encouraging radio station. Even though I have never heard this song before, I thought it was the most appropriate song that God could have chosen for me to fly out to:


Today is the Day by Lincoln Brewster
click here to listen

Here we go!
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

I’m casting my cares aside
I’m leaving my past behind
I’m setting my heart and mind on You
Jesus

I’m reaching my hand to Yours
Believing there’s so much more
Knowing that all You have in store for me is good
Is good

Chorus:
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
Today is the day You have made
I will rejoice and be glad in it
And I won’t worry about tomorrow
I’m trusting in what You say
Today is the day
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Today is the day
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

I putting my fears aside
I’m leaving my doubts behind
I’m giving my hopes and dreams to You
Jesus

I'm reaching my hand to Yours
Believing there’s so much more
Knowing that all You have in store for me is good
Is good

Chorus:

(Guitar interlude)

(2x`s)
I will stand upon Your truth.
(I will stand upon Your truth)
And all my days I’ll live for You
(And all my days I’ll live for You)

Chorus



That song is beautiful and is my theme song for this adventure in NYC. Of course it made me tear up while I was listening to it. What can I say? I was emotional! lol. Here are a few more songs that really spoke to me on the flight:
This is Home- Switchfoot
Thank You- Katinas
Smiling Down- Pillar
I've Always Loved- 3rd Day
Still Believe- Jeremy Camp
Homesick and Imagine- Mercy Me

I do have to admit that the very first song I heard when I got on the plane, before finding this radio station, was Fergie- Big Girls Don't Cry. The irony of this song playing as I'm crying on the plane makes for a story in itself! I'll blog bout that later. lol...something to look forward to.

1 comment:

AuntieLorLor said...

I just LOVE YOU! I have SO been praying for you girl! I have to tell you, I wrote a poem when I moved out here and called it "Livin' my Jeremiah 29:11". It's amazing how verses don't REALLY set in until you need them the most! I was blessed to have a friend drive me out here, so he kept me occupied with changing the CD's and such, but I bawled like a baby for the first hour and then cried myself to sleep for weeks and sometimes I still do! Trusting God doesn't mean that the emotion of moving on and leaving your family and missing big family events won't hurt, it just means He is going to comfort you in that time of need and also USE you in the lives of others!

You are beautiful and amazing and the Jesus in you SHINES like the brightest star! PLEASE don't hesitate to call when you need another girl who understands!

I love you and miss you!

Laurel Lynn
laurelm79@yahoo.com