There was a song I heard several years ago now, that went something like this:
You dance over me, while I am unaware.
You sing all around, but I never hear the sound.
Lord, I'm amazed by You. How You love me.
I remember when I first heard it, I thought, "Beautiful. Just beautiful."
I loved the sound. I loved the melody. I loved everything about it.
But I think I was also drawn to it because it hit something in me.
It hit that place, that part of me, that longed to
actually hear the sound. To
actually be aware of my Father dancing over me. To actually be aware of my Father singing over me.
To not just know it in my head, but to know it and believe it. To know it and experience it.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago.
This song was in my head and in my heart again. But as I started to sing, instead of the original words, this is what came out:
You dance over me, while I am unaware.
You sing all around...and I'm starting to hear the sound.
Starting to hear the sound!
Did you hear it? Did you hear the difference? I sure did!
I sure did. And I smiled. And I laughed. And I rejoiced.
I rejoiced because God heard, and hears, my prayer. Because God heard, and hears, my deep cry, my deep longing, to know Him more, to really know Him. To see Him and hear Him and feel Him and experience Him.
And He answered. And is answering!
Has it been a journey? Has it taken time? Yes.
Not because God is slow, but because God is gracious.
Because He goes at my pace, with me. Graciously loving me, sweetly wooing me. Gently healing my heart, allowing me space to open up to Him.
Allowing me time to get to know Him, the real Him. Not the Him I thought He was, but the Him He actually is.
My Father who loves me.
My Dad who created me and chose me and set me apart.
My Daddy who sings over me, lullabies of love and grace and acceptance, and joyous songs of fun and freedom and triumph.
Yes, my Dad, my God, my Father and King and Savior and Friend, sings over me.
And He sings over you.
Can you hear it?
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
The Lord your God is in your midst, a Warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with joy; He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins],
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy. Zephaniah 3:17 AMP
The Lord does not delay [as though He were unable to act] and is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is [extraordinarily] patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 AMP
The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they will never, ever [by any means] perish; and no one will ever snatch them out of My hand. John 10:27-28 AMP