What can I do for you?

"What can I do for You?
What can I bring to You?
What kind of song would you like me to sing?

'Cause I'll dance a dance for You
Pour out my love to You
What can I do for You beautiful king?

'Cause I... can't thank You enough.
I can't thank You enough"

Today as I'm driving home from work, my attention was caught by the first few words of this song: "A little longer" by Jenn Johnson.

"What can I do for you? What can I bring You"

If I may be completely honest, it is not very often that I thought about it. I don't know about you, but I pray daily and my prayers revolve around me, my family, my circumstances, my work, my friends, my desires, .... me myself and mine! All about me. Every now and then I'd ask God to tell me what to do, give me guidance, but at the end of the day I asked Him those questions for my own sake, really.

It is not very often that I ask Him that question.... "What can I do for you today Lord?"

Being a parent, if my 9 year old daughter comes up to me one morning and asked me that question with no strings attached, I'd be the happiest mum in the world! I'd be "Well Naomi, since you asked, could you please do the dishes, do the laundry, scrub the bathroom....." (and the list goes on!)

Or if hubby has the day off and he asks me, "What would you like me to do today hunny?" I'd be taking out the list which I have prepared earlier just incase he asked. Because everyday we know exactly what we want for ourselves, what we wish others would do for us to make our lives easier.

We get excited at the idea that those around us would ask us such question, let alone if they actually complete what we asked of them!

Having a new baby in the family means we are always ready to say YES whenever anyone asks if they could babysit! (so don't ask if you don't mean it).

We are always ready with our wish list of what to do, what to buy, what to give us, etc. As soon as somebody asks the question, we'd be ready with a list!

But apparently that's not so with our God....

This song then goes on to say:

"you... don't have to do a thing
Just simply be with me and let those things go
'Cause they can wait another minute

Wait... this moment is too sweet
Would you please stay here with Me
And love on Me a little longer ...
cause I'm in love with you"

This just goes on to say that God does not want anything of us!

He doesn't want us to do a thing! Just simply BE WITH HIM and let go of trying so hard!

Don't worry about trying to be good!
Don't worry about trying not to sin!
Don't worry about trying to read your Bible everyday!
Don't worry about trying to pray half an hour a day!
Don't worry about DOING all these things or trying hard to win His love!

BECAUSE HE ALREADY LOVES US!!!!!

Just the way we are! As bad as you are.... as sinful as you are.... as filthy as you are.... No matter what you've done, no matter where you've been, no matter who you are, NOTHING matters...

Because He just LOVES you, and just wants to be LOVED.

Simply come....
He's only a thought away....
He's only a whisper away...
He's only a prayer away....

"you... don't have to do a thing
Just simply be with me and let those things go
'Cause they can wait another minute
Would you please stay here with Me
And love on Me a little longer ...
cause I'm in love with you"

Better late than never

With the new year approaching I'd like to build a new devotional habit. I can't say I've been successful in the past. I always get distracted by the 'how'. Whether I do it online or on paper... Which app should I use... Which devotional book or plan... Etc etc. so I can ended up doing a million of preparation but then never actually do the writing. 

This year I'm starting again!! 

They said "You haven't failed until you stop trying".