Can You Hear Me?

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Can You Hear Me by bradmoss

Have you ever come to a point in your relationship with God where you look up and ask "How in the world did I get here? How in the world did I get so far away from you Lord?" You feel so alone and somewhat complacent. The sinful things you are doing, at first made you feel guilty, but soon the guilt becomes callused. Now you just feel numb, unsure what to do next.

I wrote a song recently that deals with this. The idea that you feel far from God and cry out for him but don't feel heard.

If you want to escape from the trap of sin and temptation, you must make your relationship with God more than a Sunday to Sunday experience. Your interaction with the creator of the universe must be moment by moment.

I HATE DEVOTIONALS... there I said it. I can't stand reading one verse of scripture followed by two pages of fluff and expecting to feel "filled" spiritually. This works for some, which is great, but I struggle with it. I started doing something different lately that I have found truly refreshing. I began reading through Proverbs, one chapter per day. When I hit something that speaks to me specifically, I highlight it or write it down. After this, I begin journaling. As you know, I am a nerd, so I do it on my iPad but paper works as well. I first write down a basic summary of what I read. This helps to make sure I got the big picture of what is being said. Next, I write about the specific verses that spoke to my circumstance. Then I finish with praying and asking God to use his word to help me fight off temptation and to Love like he loves. Throughout the day, I continue to think and pray on what I journaled.

This may not work for you. You may need a devotional, or write poetry, but it all starts with his word. It then lives through your thoughts and prayers throughout the day, and comes to rest in your actions.

The bottom line is, you have to start doing SOMETHING to begin repairing your relationship with God.

The song ends with the cry that God does hear you and sees you, he was wondering why you left him in the first place. YOU LEFT HIM! He is waiting for you to take any step toward restoring a right relationship with him. It all begins with what you choose to do today. I heard it once said if you aren't moving forward then you are moving backward. That is true, if you aren't reaching after God daily then you are moving backward in your relationship with him.

Ask God to captivate your heart once more and draw you to desire him again.

I guess this is somewhat "devotional" so I can't hate them too bad. ;-)

LYRICS

I don't know how I ever got this far from you
I can't say I have felt you for a while
thought you said, you would never leave my side
but this pain, makes me feel I'm not alive


Can you hear me
Can you see me
I am searching for where you are
I've been wandering, in a land of hurt and scars
oh please comfort me, come and captivate my heart



so defying, been dying in my chest
oh this burning, I've tried to hide my best
my soul is yearning, for you to cleanse the rest
relent my turning, to you I have confessed



Can you hear me
Can you see me
I am searching for where you are
I've been wandering, in a land of hurt and scars
oh please comfort me, come and captivate my heart




My eyes light with the son
the pouring rain, washes the stains
life's like the seasons that run
awakened we say
there's hope among the pain
tomorrow brings a brand new day



You can hear me
You can see me
Lord you fill me, and steal my heart
You've been wondering, why I left you from the start
you are comforting, you have healed my pain and scars