trust without borders

I love the song ‘Oceans’ from Hillsong United’s new album Zion. Have a read of these lyrics…


You call me out upon the waters
The great unknown where feet may fail
And there I find You in the mystery
In oceans deep
My faith will stand

I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise my soul will rest in your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine

Your grace abounds in deepest waters
Your sovereign hand
Will be my guide
Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me
You’ve never failed and you won’t start now

So I will call upon Your name
And keep my eyes above the waves
When oceans rise
My soul will rest in your embrace
For I am Yours and You are mine

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 Saviour

Powerful! In all honesty though, how many times in life does it feel like an ocean about to crash over our heads with nowhere to run or hide! Lately I have felt a bit like that, wondering what God is doing, often turning to fear instead of faith as per usual (shakes head), and yet I shouldn’t be surprised that once again, time after time, He always comes through! It’s not always when I need, or think I need it, it’s not always how I think it should all happen, and it often makes me think, ‘uh ok, so what’s going on here? What’s next?’ but when I look back it always seems to make so much sense… Funny about that hey!

I read a quote from a book this week… I don’t even know what book as someone posted it on Instagram, but it said, “Craving clarity, we attempt to eliminate the risk of trusting God. Fear of the unknown path stretching ahead of us destroys childlike trust in the Father’s active goodness and unrestricted love.”

Wow!

How many times have I tried to work things out, or sought to justify it in my own head, or tried to get clarity on everything when the Father heart of God is simply saying, ‘just trust Me!’

He blows my mind time and again with His faithfulness, His active goodness and His unrestricted love!

Things haven’t gone as I thought they would in us taking a step of faith and obedience and moving here to Sydney, not that I really know what I thought it would all look like, and yet I am watching day by day as God unfolds His amazing plan in our lives, teaching us to trust Him, drawing us closer to Him and deeper with Him, ‘He’s never failed, and He won’t start now’! I’m just so thankful to Him for His grace and His strength in my weakness, His grace truly does abound in deepest waters!

So, I will continue to let the melody and these words roll around in my heart and spirit and make their way out of my mouth, ‘Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders, let me walk upon the waters, wherever you would call me’ and I believe that the deeper He takes me, the stronger my faith will grow, as I constantly find myself in the presence of my Saviour!

Believing for deeper levels of trust in your life than you’ve ever known before…

Jodes. xx