.mono[b]logue.

Take The World But Give Me You

Am listening to 'You' by Tim Hughes from his latest album, When Silence Falls. Great song. The bridge goes something like,
"... There's always You, Unbreakable, Unshakable, Unbeatable, There's always You, Take the world, But give me You, Lord Jesus You".

Well, was just thinking bout what that meant; take the world but give me You ...
Just singing along with Tim Hughes is very different from worshipping God. Am I ready to even tell Him, "Take the world but give me You"? Are you?
The world, what does it mean to ask God to take the world?
Is it the tsunami, God literally taking the 'world' from those who've lost their homes, their loved ones, their livelihood, their country?

What is your world? What makes your world?
Your money?
Your career?
Your family?
Your reputation?
Your relationship/s?

What if God took away your world tomorrow?
Let say like Abraham, He commands you to sacrifice your beloved son, will you? How would you feel if God told you that He's all you need so it is ok to give up your son?
Or like Job, He takes e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g away from you and on top of that, plagues you with all kinds of diseases. What will your response be?

Scary innit?
Yeah.. the more I thought about it, the more I didn't want to sing.

I however will always remember that He will never place me in a situation which I cannot endure or handle. Furthermore, like Paul said in Romans 5:3-5:
"... but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts..."

And in Romans 8:18:
"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us", which is so very true...

Look at Abraham, he became the father of many, as promised by God. And Job, God made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before.

Keep in mind that God 'takes' your world for a reason. He doesn't do it bcuz He enjoys making you suffer. On the contrary, He takes your world in order to give you better things even though at that moment you may not be able to comprehend that fact.

I personally have experienced 'God taking my world', which I will not go into. What I will tell you though is how much I've been blessed by Him after that. The things I now am offered, the hopes and dreams I now can achieve and the feelings I now possess weren't there before. And I can confidently say that there are more to come. Why not expect God to perform wonderous things to you and through you, right?

Know that God will take your world from you.. if your world isn't God.
Think about it ...

"The GOOD can often be the enemy of the BEST that God has in stored for you."