LOVE IS WAITING
by Brooke Fraser
In the autumn on the ground
Between the traffic and the ordinary sounds
I am thinking signs and seasons
While a north wind blows through
I watch as lovers pass me by
Walking stories, who’s and how’s and why’s
Musing lazily on love, pondering you
Let’s give it time, give it space
And be still for a spell
When it’s time to walk that way
We wanna walk it well
I’ll be waiting for you baby
I’ll be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting ‘til we’re ready
‘Til it’s right
Love is waiting
It’s my caution not the cold
There’s no other hand that I would rather hold
The climate changes, I’m singing for strangers about you
Don’t keep time, slow the pace
Honey hold on if you can
The bets are getting surer now
That you’re my man
I could write a million songs about the way you say my name
I could live a lifetime with you and then do it all again
And like I can’t force the sun to rise
Or hasten summer’s start
Neither should I rush my way into your heart
It is amazing how when you lay something down or place something into the hands of the one that created/gave it to you in the first place, amazing things happen. There have been times in my life where He shows me what He wants to give me as He opens up His clasped hands and this beautiful shiny, brand new, beautiful gift sits there. Like a little child, I get so excited about it and grab/snatch it out of His hands, not content with a close up look. With my dirty hands and inability to handle the gift the way it was suppose to be handled so that it won't break or get destroyed, I mess it up. There were several times when I've broken it and tried to fix it on my own yet fail to, then like a child that feels horrible when they have broken something they shouldn't have even taken in the first place and crying out of fear gives it back to the One who gave it.
He however doesn't get angry or flare up in rage, however He receives the broken pieces and takes it away after hugging me, telling me that He loves me and its all going to be alright. He even at one time gave me a glimpse through His words that became a vision, a promise that I will have that gift one day just to assure me, so that I do not loose hope of worry. It was an experience not to forget. (I just love how he communicates and articulates things, it goes way beyond the ordinary to a point where people describe it as heavenly).
Funnily is that I've broken the very same gift several times now yet He stills responds to it with love and He fixes the gift time and time again and shows it to me, over and over again. Though He knows I'd do the same thing and possibly break it again. One thing for sure is that He knows how many times I've to go through it to finally learn to not act the same again. He is teaching me, showing me, letting me grow... and the best part is that it is not just for this one area but His plans are multi-faceted and this lesson with spill onto many other areas in my life. He chose this because He knows I will learn it best this way. After all, He did think, design and create me in the first place, of course He'd know best.
Well, here I am AGAIN. Standing before Him and He's opening His hands to show me this gift, made even more beautiful this time, extra shiny, beautiful beyond description, it looks so good I could stare at it all day and because it is so magnificent I am ever so tempted to touch/take it again.
But I've grown, I've been prepared for this moment, He's brought me so far for this reason...
To be honest, I've actually touched it (I couldn't resist, it was ..... even 'Wow' wouldn't do it justice) with my dirty hands (though I've wiped it to make sure it is clean - but how clean can it really be in comparison to Him?) but didn't dare do anything more than that. It is too beautiful to be broken.
He is smiling and chuckling (while blows the dirt off it) as He watches the way I act, He loves me so much.
I'm pulling my hand back and He's going to put it into His left chest pocket away from me (though I can still see it shining though the fabric), and He smiles at me and says, "Keep doing what you're doing, I'll keep it right here next to me, next to my heart. You will have it someday when you've learnt and grown to be able to handle it, then you will see what it can do *winks*. "
If you're wondering what does this have anything to do with the song, it has everything to do with the song. Somewhere out there, a girl - beautiful as the creator that made her - singing/listening to this song, letting it be her anthem, bringing her hope day by day, being he encourager as she grows closer to the day she meets me at the alter where we alter our lives for an even BIGGER FUTURE ahead. She's growing more and more in love with God even as you read this and even though the journey has not reached its first peak yet (there will be many peaks, it can only go higher and higher) someday it will. Beauty unraveled in love.
** "To You, if you're reading this, I love you with all the love that He has put in me and that can only increase because His love is never-ending, limitless. Through thick and thin, remember, Love NEVER fails and He IS love. I love you." - Mr. Waiting at the alter full of excitement and love, with eyes glowing and most likely shimmering because of the tears. ;)
by Brooke Fraser
In the autumn on the ground
Between the traffic and the ordinary sounds
I am thinking signs and seasons
While a north wind blows through
I watch as lovers pass me by
Walking stories, who’s and how’s and why’s
Musing lazily on love, pondering you
Let’s give it time, give it space
And be still for a spell
When it’s time to walk that way
We wanna walk it well
I’ll be waiting for you baby
I’ll be holding back the darkest night
Love is waiting ‘til we’re ready
‘Til it’s right
Love is waiting
It’s my caution not the cold
There’s no other hand that I would rather hold
The climate changes, I’m singing for strangers about you
Don’t keep time, slow the pace
Honey hold on if you can
The bets are getting surer now
That you’re my man
I could write a million songs about the way you say my name
I could live a lifetime with you and then do it all again
And like I can’t force the sun to rise
Or hasten summer’s start
Neither should I rush my way into your heart
It is amazing how when you lay something down or place something into the hands of the one that created/gave it to you in the first place, amazing things happen. There have been times in my life where He shows me what He wants to give me as He opens up His clasped hands and this beautiful shiny, brand new, beautiful gift sits there. Like a little child, I get so excited about it and grab/snatch it out of His hands, not content with a close up look. With my dirty hands and inability to handle the gift the way it was suppose to be handled so that it won't break or get destroyed, I mess it up. There were several times when I've broken it and tried to fix it on my own yet fail to, then like a child that feels horrible when they have broken something they shouldn't have even taken in the first place and crying out of fear gives it back to the One who gave it.
He however doesn't get angry or flare up in rage, however He receives the broken pieces and takes it away after hugging me, telling me that He loves me and its all going to be alright. He even at one time gave me a glimpse through His words that became a vision, a promise that I will have that gift one day just to assure me, so that I do not loose hope of worry. It was an experience not to forget. (I just love how he communicates and articulates things, it goes way beyond the ordinary to a point where people describe it as heavenly).
Funnily is that I've broken the very same gift several times now yet He stills responds to it with love and He fixes the gift time and time again and shows it to me, over and over again. Though He knows I'd do the same thing and possibly break it again. One thing for sure is that He knows how many times I've to go through it to finally learn to not act the same again. He is teaching me, showing me, letting me grow... and the best part is that it is not just for this one area but His plans are multi-faceted and this lesson with spill onto many other areas in my life. He chose this because He knows I will learn it best this way. After all, He did think, design and create me in the first place, of course He'd know best.
Well, here I am AGAIN. Standing before Him and He's opening His hands to show me this gift, made even more beautiful this time, extra shiny, beautiful beyond description, it looks so good I could stare at it all day and because it is so magnificent I am ever so tempted to touch/take it again.
But I've grown, I've been prepared for this moment, He's brought me so far for this reason...
To be honest, I've actually touched it (I couldn't resist, it was ..... even 'Wow' wouldn't do it justice) with my dirty hands (though I've wiped it to make sure it is clean - but how clean can it really be in comparison to Him?) but didn't dare do anything more than that. It is too beautiful to be broken.
He is smiling and chuckling (while blows the dirt off it) as He watches the way I act, He loves me so much.
I'm pulling my hand back and He's going to put it into His left chest pocket away from me (though I can still see it shining though the fabric), and He smiles at me and says, "Keep doing what you're doing, I'll keep it right here next to me, next to my heart. You will have it someday when you've learnt and grown to be able to handle it, then you will see what it can do *winks*. "
If you're wondering what does this have anything to do with the song, it has everything to do with the song. Somewhere out there, a girl - beautiful as the creator that made her - singing/listening to this song, letting it be her anthem, bringing her hope day by day, being he encourager as she grows closer to the day she meets me at the alter where we alter our lives for an even BIGGER FUTURE ahead. She's growing more and more in love with God even as you read this and even though the journey has not reached its first peak yet (there will be many peaks, it can only go higher and higher) someday it will. Beauty unraveled in love.
** "To You, if you're reading this, I love you with all the love that He has put in me and that can only increase because His love is never-ending, limitless. Through thick and thin, remember, Love NEVER fails and He IS love. I love you." - Mr. Waiting at the alter full of excitement and love, with eyes glowing and most likely shimmering because of the tears. ;)
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