Timshel

You know when music speaks? When you feel a song and a melody seeping into your soul?

That happened to me today. I know everyone and their mother thinks they discovered the band Mumford &Sons, which makes them cool and yadayada, but I won’t pretend to do that (Megan Boylen actually did!). Instead, I’ll praise the Lord that someone did discover their art. Literally every song I’ve experienced by them moves me. Anyways..

Some days one song speaks to me more than the others and the Holy Spirit moves through it. Yep, I said the Holy Spirit moves through “secular music”. (Take that Professor Stuft!)

A recurring conversation I’ve had with a few of my friends here in Toccoa is how God has gifted us with passions and talents which He desires us to use all for His glory. I don’t have to be in an all-christian genre or write only christian words or paint only Bible verses. God wants all of me; this includes things that I love doing which certain stuffy, narrow-minded legalistic people think leaves room for Satan to enter and corrupt that action.. Whoa, tangent.

Back to the Mumford song:

I love when something that’s been happening in life comes through something another has created (through God) and it relates to me in a strikingly beautiful way. True art, ya know? That’s what I felt when I heard Timshel today on my playlist.

And death is at your doorstep
And it will steal your innocence
But it will not steal your substance

But you are not alone in this
And you are not alone in this
As brothers we will stand and we’ll hold your hand
Hold your hand

Timshel means “Thou Mayest” in the Hebrew translation; we have a choice to let God and the community around us to hold our hand in times of despair. God is waiting for me (for you) to look to Him and say, “yes”. He’s been patiently waiting all along, even in our darkest, with an out-stretched hand ready to pull us up. Think of that on your worst day and tell me it doesn’t get better.

Another cool part? He’s placed the brothers (and sisters) to be that physical hand in our lives. Man, I need to remind myself this daily. I am NOT alone in my struggles which will ultimately just bring glory to Him anyways. So, that’s my rant about what God showed me through the creation of man’s creation.

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.

Isaiah 41:10

Rest in His hand today. Choose Him.

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