vision of You

i went to china for two weeks... hence the fact that it is 6:30 am on sunday and i've been wide awake for 2 hours. it was an incredible trip, and i'm sure my posts for the next several days, if not weeks, will only be about that trip.

i love that God takes a theme of truth and displays it to my team while we study His Word on an m-trip. this is my 3rd trip with FBA, and on each one we've studied My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers, covering the days we're gone. this time it seems every day we talked about truths of sanctification... once we've accepted salvation, every day of our lives is a journey in becoming holy, as He has called us to be. it's completely impossible for us to be holy by our own doing. but by His grace, he covers us in righteousness, teaching us to grow more and more in holiness as long as we'll seek it. the beginning of our trip, we talked a lot about dying to ourselves daily in order for this to take place, what that means, how we get there. we talked about how coming face to face with who God really is shows us how to die. that day i was listening to my ipod on the way to one of the villages we visited. i started playing shane & shane and their cd "pages" quickly became the only thing i'd listen to for the next week and a half. and this song so greatly describes that truth of santification and what it takes to live it...

Vision of You by Shane & Shane

Come meet us, King Jesus
Oh wind of change blow through this temple
Sweet Spirit of God, come and mend our hearts
For all we have are songs
Unless You come

Awaken what’s inside of me
Tune my heart to all You are in me
Even though You’re here God come
And may the vision of You
Be the death of me
And even though you’ve given everything
Jesus come

Come free us, King Jesus
It’s the only way that freedom’s given
From You and You alone
In the work You’ve already done
For all we have are songs,
Unless You come

Awaken what’s inside of me
Tune my heart to all You are in me
Even though You’re here God come
And may the vision of You
Be the death of me
And even though you’ve given everything
Jesus come

Here we are, Lord
In this place
Crying out forYour embrace
To hear Your voice
More than songs
Please come
Jesus come

a little taste of our daily scenery...