There are some religious folk who use the phrase "convicted by God." I don't hear it much -- if at all -- in Episcopal or Catholic circles, but it's a useful concept. Basically it's God making me aware of where I fall short and calling me to repentance. Some people hear God speaking in a human voice; however, I experience God's voice in a variety of ways, often in music.
Making amends, allowing God to work in me, following His will, turning away from thoughts and behaviors that hurt myself and others -- this is repentance to me.
Here's a song through which God spoke to me. It's by Sanctus Real, a Contemporary Christian group:
Here are the lyrics:
It's time for healing time to move on
It's time to fix what's been broken too long
Time to make right what has been wrong
It's time to find my way to where I belong
There's a wave that's crashing over me
And all I can do is surrender
(Chorus)
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but somehow there's peace
It's hard to surrender to what I can't see
but I'm giving in to something Heavenly
Time for a milestone
Time to begin again
Reevaluate who I really am
Am I doing everything to follow Your will
Or just climbing aimlessly over these hills
So show me what it is You want from me
I give everything I surrender...
To...
(Chorus)
Time to face up
Clean this old house
Time to breathe in and let everything out
That I've wanted to say for so many years
Time to release all my held back tears
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but I believe
You're up to something bigger than me
Larger than life something Heavenly
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but now I can see
This is something bigger than me
Larger than life something Heavenly
Something Heavenly
It's time to face up
Clean this old house
Time to breathe in and let everything out
Making amends, allowing God to work in me, following His will, turning away from thoughts and behaviors that hurt myself and others -- this is repentance to me.
Here's a song through which God spoke to me. It's by Sanctus Real, a Contemporary Christian group:
Here are the lyrics:
It's time for healing time to move on
It's time to fix what's been broken too long
Time to make right what has been wrong
It's time to find my way to where I belong
There's a wave that's crashing over me
And all I can do is surrender
(Chorus)
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but somehow there's peace
It's hard to surrender to what I can't see
but I'm giving in to something Heavenly
Time for a milestone
Time to begin again
Reevaluate who I really am
Am I doing everything to follow Your will
Or just climbing aimlessly over these hills
So show me what it is You want from me
I give everything I surrender...
To...
(Chorus)
Time to face up
Clean this old house
Time to breathe in and let everything out
That I've wanted to say for so many years
Time to release all my held back tears
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but I believe
You're up to something bigger than me
Larger than life something Heavenly
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but now I can see
This is something bigger than me
Larger than life something Heavenly
Something Heavenly
It's time to face up
Clean this old house
Time to breathe in and let everything out
1 comment:
I received this message on my Facebook and got permission to post it here:
Jill
July 1 at 9:56pm
Erlinda, I agree with you 100%. Being convicted is exactly, to me, what you've described. Basically it's knowing you're "doing something you shouldn't be doing" and possibly doing it anyway.
As an example: I have been a lifelong Southern Baptist. Drinking alcohol is pretty much against the SB doctrine.
Now, I don't necessarily agree with every bit of the SB doctrine, but it seems to be the doctrine that I identify with best.
For instance, this alcohol part. Sure, I could live without it it I had to, but I don't feel "convicted by God" when I do have an occasional drink.
The reason, as I understand, that it is against the SB doctrine is not because a drink is in and of itself a bad thing, but it's because of what it can possibly lead to -- i.e. drunkeness, alcoholism, poor judgment, et cetera.
So rather than taking any chances, it's just prohibited.
Hope I made sense.
And like you, God speaks the loudest to me through music and even nature and events that happen, even "everyday miracles," if you will. The sun rising every evening, the clouds hanging up in the sky ... the tide rolling in and out. Night turning to day and turning back to night, just to name a few, premature babies who thrive, illness healed, et cetera.
I don't profess to be perfect, just forgiven.
God bless you and keep on bloggin' ...
JILL
p.s. I was afraid I'd come off as "preaching" if I typed it in the comment section of your note, so I am messaging it to you instead. :-)
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Erlinda
Hi,
Thanks for the comment and for reading my blog! I don't think your comment was preachy at all. If you don't mind, I'd like to include it in the blog comments. Perhaps it would stimulate more discussion.
Thanks and blessings,
Erlinda
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Jill
Today at 7:50am
Go right ahead. :-)
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