{"id":18790,"date":"2018-05-16T09:11:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T13:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=18790"},"modified":"2018-05-16T13:46:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T17:46:46","slug":"worship-wednesday-god-of-all-my-days-casting-crowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=18790","title":{"rendered":"Worship Wednesday – God of All My Days – Casting Crowns"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Photo Credit: Vevo<\/a><\/p>\n

My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.<\/strong> How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!<\/em> – Psalm 139:15-17<\/a><\/p>\n

Throughout Scripture, we hear the message that we are all given a number of days. More importantly, God is the God of all those days.<\/p>\n

Lately, my favorite radio station has been regularly airing Casting Crowns<\/a>‘ song God of All My Days<\/em> <\/a>. It’s been a great encouragement to me.<\/p>\n

We get to a certain age and realize there are a lot more days behind us than in front. It can set a person to reflecting. And, on occasion, regretting. The truth is regret doesn’t change anything. It can lead us to seek forgiveness and to make restitution when possible. Its other benefit is to stir up a greater resolve to keep a sure course in life.<\/p>\n

[By the way, for you younger ones…seeing life spread out infinitely before you…take note. As you’re aware of aging parents and grandparents, life whips by…yet still measured in days. Take hope and confidence in the God who gives you each and every day.]<\/p>\n

Yesterday, we had the delight of having lunch with some dear friends, a bit older than us. They live out of town so our visits are rare and sweet. As we caught up on each other’s lives, we swapped stories about marriage, children and grandchildren, friends, and work. Their joy and faith are a constant marker for us in this life of days. We laughed and laughed…in fact, just laughing was its own sweet element of our visit. It reminded us of how easy in today’s serious world, we forget to see and experience the joy God gives.<\/p>\n

One highlight, in particular, during our long, leisurely conversation was our salvation<\/a> experiences. To go back over the experience of how God persistently drew each of us to Himself was a joyous reminiscence. I responded to God’s wooing as a nine-year-old, with a 9 y\/o sensibility and understanding. Three other times in my life I was struck with the question of was I truly saved or was I still separated from God by the sin in my life. As a teenager, in my 20s, and then in my mid-30s. That last time I questioned whether I truly belonged to God or not, it was settled, once and for all…during a sermon by Richard Owen Roberts<\/a>. It’s a small detail when it happened and under whose influence, but for me it was the tenderest touch from God.<\/p>\n

I have never questioned His work of salvation in my life since…<\/p>\n

There are days when I don’t sense His presence in my life…but I never wonder about it. I know He is with me because of His many promises from Scripture<\/a>… After all these years of knowing Him, my mental wiring has been altered, so to speak. He truly is the God of all my days.<\/p>\n

That’s why this song has been such a blessing – a reminder of the great truth that, no matter what, God is present and is working good out of whatever happens in our lives…not because we deserve it to be so, but because He is wholly good and loving and merciful.<\/p>\n

Worship<\/a> with me:<\/p>\n

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I came to You with my heart in pieces
\nAnd found the God with healing in His hands<\/p>\n

I turned to You, put everything behind me
\nAnd found the God who makes all things new<\/p>\n

I looked to You, drowning in my questions
\nAnd found the God who holds all wisdom<\/p>\n

And I trusted You and stepped out on the ocean
\nYou caught my hand among the waves<\/p>\n

\u2018Cause You\u2019re the God of all my days<\/p>\n

CHORUS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each step I take
\nYou make a way<\/p>\n

And I will give You all my praise
\nMy seasons change, You stay the same<\/p>\n

You\u2019re the God of all my days<\/p>\n

I ran from You, I wandered in the shadows
\nAnd found a God who relentlessly pursues<\/p>\n

I hid from You, haunted by my failure
\nAnd found the God whose grace still covers me<\/p>\n

I fell on You when I was at my weakest
\nAnd found the God, the lifter of my head<\/p>\n

And I\u2019ve worshiped You
\nAnd felt You right beside me<\/p>\n

You\u2019re the reason that I sing<\/p>\n

\u2018Cause You\u2019re the God of all my days<\/p>\n

REPEAT CHORUS<\/strong><\/p>\n

In my worry, God You are my stillness
\nIn my searching, God You are my answers<\/p>\n

In my blindness, God You are my vision
\nIn my bondage, God You are my freedom<\/p>\n

In my weakness, God You are my power<\/p>\n

You\u2019re the reason that I sing<\/p>\n

\u2018Cause You\u2019re the God of all my days<\/p>\n

REPEAT CHORUS<\/strong><\/p>\n

In my blindness, God You are my vision
\nIn my bondage, God You are my freedom<\/p>\n

All my days*<\/p>\n

*Lyrics to God of All My Days<\/em> – Songwriters: John Mark Hall & Jason Ingram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

YouTube Video – God of All My Days<\/em> – Casting Crowns – Official Lyric Video<\/a><\/p>\n

YouTube Video – God of All My Days<\/em> – Live with Testimony<\/a> (so good!)<\/p>\n

God’s Sovereign Plan for Your Most Unproductive Days<\/em> – John Piper<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Life in the Spacious Place<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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