Still Here Waiting

How is it that you can get far away from the Lord? I believe it begins with closing the line of communication. Like all relationships, if you aren't talking to a person, then you aren't going to have a close relationship with them. Same thing with God. If you stop seeking Him, then your relationship will suffer. You get busy with life, friends, work etc...and you are so busy that you don't have time to spend reading God's word or praying.

I was thinking about that tonight during my walk, when a song by Todd Agnew came on my iPod called Still Here Waiting. This song struck me in a powerful way and it reminded me that no matter where you are in your walk with the Lord, He is always there. I can't say that I had ever really listened to the words, but these are the lyrics.

It's cold outside / Or is that just the chill I feel inside from standing here / Steeping in my shame
I can't deny / I'm surrounded by the very thing You freed me from / That's why I can't come home

I don't know where I turned around / From chasing what I always found completed me / More than I could dream / I don't know why I can't remain / Safe here where I always came to meet with you / And You always met with me / And You're still here waiting

I fail to see / Why You'd still be waiting to forgive me / After all that I have done / But I cannot say / That one time I returned and You had turned away / Your love never fails

I don't know where I turned around / From chasing what I always found completed me / More than I could dream / I don't know why I can't remain / Safe here where I always came to meet with you / And You always met with me / And You're still here waiting

You say, "Come home" and You'll be there / I can run into Your arms

I don't know where I turned around / From chasing what I always found completed me / More than I could dream / I don't know why I can't remain / Safe here where I always came to meet with you / And You always met with me / And You're still here waiting

Satan is so coniving and will sneak into your life and slowly begin to pull you away from God. I know the last couple months I was struggling with that. But even when you think you are so far from Him you can't hear Him anymore...God is always right where He has always been. Waiting for you. He is the rock that never fails or moves. He does not leave us or forsake us. He is waiting for you to run into His arms with whatever it is you are facing and allow Him to take care of you. There is nothing too big for God to handle and He will always be waiting with open arms.