Oh, how I am blessed to have been able to participate in one of the largest gatherings of 2020 so far with thousands of people my age worshiping the one true King. Passion 2020 was the ultimate way to end 2019 and to begin 2020. Praising Jesus from the end of one decade to the beginning of another with 65,000 other people my age was such a beautiful experience. The magnitude of the Lords presence was breathtaking and the volume of the anthems of the Lord was like getting a small glimpse of what Heaven is going to be like. For those who are reading this and was not at passion, close your eyes, and imagine 65,000 people singing “way maker, miracle working, promise keeper, light in the darkness,” is that not beautiful. I believe the greatest part of it all, is that this is not even a speck of what the praises to the Almighty in Heaven is going to be like!
Night one of passion was by far the best night of passion. 1. It was New Years Eve and we literally worshiped the Lord until New Years Day! 2. Because after 20 years of my life I finally realized something that may be so small to others but so large in my own life. I finally realized and finally put together that God, God is mine!
You may be reading this and you’re like yeah Hailey where have you been! But seriously, God is mine! Just think about that for a minute. The God that created this entire Universe is mine and He is yours! For several years now I knew that I was Gods. I belonged to God, I am Gods masterpiece, I was created by God, therefore, I am Gods. But what have I done for God to be mine? I can ask this question over and over and I can debate back and forth if God truly is mine, but the fact of reality is that YES GOD IS MINE!
OKAY, so I am going to put you in the atmosphere I was in when God presented three beautiful words to me. It’s night one of passion and we had just gotten done with the first session and on to the NYE session. After experiencing the beauty of the lantern that was brought to ATLANTA from JERUSALEM, Hillsong came out to ring in the new year by singing praises to God. They began to sing oceans. OCEANS!
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
I will call upon Your name
Keep my eyes above the waves
My soul will rest in Your embrace
I am Yours and You are mine
I have heard this song a thousand times, but in the midst of 65,000 brothers and sisters in Christ, God spoke and wrapped His arms around me and said Hailey I AM YOURS.
Now let’s break these lyrics down because there is a powerful message within each line.
Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
I don’t know what your situation is with the Lord, but I definitely put up borders. I limit the possibilities the Lord could present me because I put up borders. WHY? Haha that is so easy to answer, I have TRUST issues. Yes, I trust God, but I most definitely do not place my complete trust in God. I limit God from my full trust because I leave space for myself. I leave space for myself to figure things out when things go sideways. I want to be able to fix my own issues, but that is putting up a border between me and my Almighty Father. I am limiting the possibilities of my God.
My prayer right now is, God give me the FAITH and give me the TRUST that I need to remove the borders that I put up and to completely surrender my trust in the Lord. Full Faith!
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior
If you ever wonder how you can make your faith stronger, just read these lyrics. I know for myself I struggle so much with strong faith. For a time, I will have upmost faith then shortly after I falter. I lack faith. Then I struggle with getting back to where I was. But these lyrics simplistically put that in the presence of my savior my faith will be made stronger. Jesus is where I go to get my faith. God’s word is where I go to get my faith. BEING IN THE PRESENCE OF MY SAVIOR IS WHERE I GAIN STRENGTH IN MY FAITH.
I will call upon the name
How do I get back to the faith, how do I gain the trust I need to break down this border? JESUS. Oh, the beautiful, powerful name of JESUS. Call upon His name, clear your mind, open up your heart, and spread your arms out wide to the name of Jesus. Jesus is the fountain of our life, He is the light in the darkness, He is the way maker, He is the one who can change everything. All we have to do is call upon the name.
My soul will rest in Your embrace
After we break down our boarders, gain strength in faith in the presence of Jesus, and we call upon His name to sanctify our lives. We will find rest. Not just rest, but rest in HIS embrace. Embrace: hold closely in one’s arms. A hug from Jesus. WOW. Literally, can you feel that. God’s arms wrapped around you. Completely taking you in and wrapping His arms around you! The relief that you feel knowing that you are in God’s arms, in God’s embrace. Him completely captivating you, because that is how much God loves you.
I am yours and you are mine
This line spoke light into my oblivious mind. Like I have mentioned, I know that I am Gods. But, I was not realizing that God was mine. How special is it to say that God is mine. Out of everything in this entire world, God is the one thing I want to have. I HAVE HIM. I will always have Him, because He will never leave me nor forsake me. Nothing can separate me from God’s love. I can separate myself from God, but He will never separate Himself from me, because I am His and He is mine!
So I will call upon Your name
For I am Yours and You are mine
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