Precious Moments

I ain't gonna lie. More often than not I walk through life spiritually numb. I don't want it to be this way, but it's been my reality lately. Well, more than just lately. But every so often I experience an awakening. Sometimes just a flicker, sometimes more. It could be something I read that resonates with me. Or an interaction with someone that causes the Spirit to stir within me. Or it could be a song, with lyrics that perfectly describe everything I didn't know I was feeling.

A few weeks ago I dusted off my old Christian MP3's and loaded them onto the iPod. As I was driving home from work one day, Matt Maher's "Lay It Down" came on. And, no joke, I started bawling. Suddenly, unexpectedly, uncontrollably. It was the lyrics. Those lyrics. So simple, yet beautiful and perfect.

Everything I am
Everything I long to be
I lay it down at Your feet

Everything I am
Everything I long to be
I lay it down at Your feet

I lay it down
I lay it down
I lay it down
At Your feet

Everything I am. Everything I long to be. I lay it down. Those words kill me. Have you ever came across a song with lyrics that just ripped your heart open? That's what happened to me one unsuspecting day in the middle of rush hour traffic. Back in the day we used to call them "Holy Spirit moments." And although I'm not that girl anymore, and even as I cringe with embarrassment at the cheesiness of that phrase, I confess that I would give anything to have more of those moments.