Today, as Jarred and I were sitting in the living room working on various things, a song started playing on Jarred’s computer. When I asked who sang it, he said, “Daniel Bedingfield.” I realized that I had purchased a song by this same artist on iTunes, so I mentioned that to Jarred. He asked me to play it because the song, “Honest Questions”, is one of his favorites. As I listened to the lyrics, I was struck again by the words that had attracted me to the song in the first place:
Can
you see
The honest questions in my heart this hour
I am opening like a flower
To the rain
And do you know the silent sorrows of a
Never ending journey through the pain
Do you see a brighter day for me
Another day
A day
Do you wonder whats in store for me
The cure for me
The way
Oh look down and see the tears I’ve cried
The lives I’ve lived
The deaths I’ve died
Would you die them too
And all for me
Chorus
(You say)
I will pour the water down upon a thirsty barren land
And streams will flow
From the dust of your bruised and broken soul
And you will grow like the grass
Upon the fertile plains of Asia by the streams
Of living water you will grow
Oh.. you will grow
Verse 2
Do you know
The story from the start
And do you know me
Like you’ve always told me
Do you see the whispers in my heart against your kindness
My eternal blindness
Do you see…
Do you see a brighter day for me
Another day
A day
Do you wonder whats in store for me
The cure for me
The way
Oh look down and see the tears I’ve cried
The lives I’ve lived
The deaths I’ve died
Would you die them too
And all for me
Chorus
(You say)
I will pour the water down upon a thirsty barron land
And streams will flow
From the dust of your bruised and broken soul
And you will grow like the grass
Upon the fertile plains of Asia by the streams
Of living water you will grow
Oh.. I will pour the water down upon the thirsty barren land
And streams will flow
From the dust of your bruised and broken soul
And you will grow like the grass
Upon the fertile plains of Asia by the streams
Of living water you will grow
Oh.. you will grow
The words in pink are the questions I have been asking most: Does God really see everything that I’ve been through? Is He aware of the wounds and the pain? Is He aware of what things in my life have led me to a point of not really trusting Him? Does He really know me as intimately as the Bible says He does?
The words in blue are the request I’ve made of God in recent days: be aware of my sorrow, my pain, my tears; look at what this world is doing to Your child. I’ve been making it a point to share my emotions with God, to let Him know how I’m really feeling about stuff. I’m realizing that He cares how I feel.
Finally, the words in green are a reminder of what God’s response is to me: “I will provide the water needed to fill the dusty riverbeds of your heart. That water will heal the wounds, the bruises, of your heart and soul. That water will quench your thirst– it will satisfy every desire of your heart.”
