If We Live Like We Sing

I am feeling this urge to explore the inner workings of my heart. And not just that... but look past my own heart and into others and see the connectivity, the similarities that bind us.

I wanna see what God sees. I wanna look at a person and not see the flaws first. I wanna see the beauty and hope and the life. I wanna see how He sees. I mean, we all have flaws and we're all damaged. But He sees past that. He sees us. He really sees us. He sees past the barriers and the anger and the damage and dirt. He sees past all the the things we hate about ourselves, the things we try to hide from the people closest to us because we're so ashamed. Not only does he look past it, but He loves us. He really does. As complicated as we make our lives, it really is that simple. He loves us. More than we can ever understand.

So what do we do with that? I guess I can only speak for myself. What do I do with that? It's not an overnight change I realize. It's a moment by moment, day by day struggle inside myself to make better choices. To look at others and see what He sees. I suppose David Crowder is right, if we could live like we sing, life would very different.

And I'm trying to make you sing
From inside where you believe
Like it's something that you need
Like it means everything

And I'm trying to make you feel that
This is for real, that life is happening
That it means everything
I'm just trying to make you sing
-David Crowder Band