meeting God at a Switchfoot concert =] (a story of redemption..)

so last night i saw Switchfoot. and this is a little bit of what happened in my heart :]

God, thank You for meeting me where I was at last night. You met me with an environment filled with hope. It was so tangible, I could feel it soaking the air. It was beautiful =] You reminded me of redemption. And You told me to get up out of my brokenness, and You dared me to move. You told me that You were raising the dead in me. You reminded me of the place that You've already brought me from. You told me that You would heal me and redeem me again! And give me life! You're raising the dead in me =] All of this here on earth is temporal. It will soon be gone. I need to remember that and take joy in the fact that these problems and these trials will not go one forever. It is all but a vapor. Thank You for that =] You've reminded me of the meaning of life. It's drenched with redemption and hope and love and You. It's about being set free from our filthiness and brokenness, and being truly alive in You! That is what this time here on earth is for. Thank You for giving me hope. Thank You for being my hope and everything that is good. Thank You for meeting me in my brokenness, and for freeing me last night =]

i praise You, Father God! thank You for speaking to me in the most unique way You have ever spoke to me. i am rejoicing in You, Lord! i give You all the honor and glory.

amen =]


Psalm 40:1-3a
"I waited patiently for the LORD;
He inclined to me and heard my cry.
He drew me up from the pit of destruction,
out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
making my steps secure.
He put a new song in my mouth,
a song of praise to our God."