I’m standing on the wall
will You catch me if I fall?
if I come undone for You?
I’m ready to let go
of everything I know
and come undone for You
I want to come undone
come undone for You
strip away anything
hindering Your truth
I want to come undone
come undone for You
take away everything
that holds me back from You
I raise my hands in praise
in Your presence, I’m amazed
I come undone for You
I want the world to know I sing
because of You, my Risen King
I come undone for You
I recently wrote this song as I remembered the first time I let go and raised my hand in a worship service.
I fought it for so long. Too worried about what others might think, I suppressed the desire to go forward to pray during an alter call, or do anything that might draw attention to me during a worship service. What if people think I am weak, or needy…or even crazy!
When my youngest was a baby, I would occasionally sing on the worship team. One Sunday morning, I felt the overwhelming desire to raise my hand as I sang a song. I felt my heart racing and knew I had to be obedient. I couldn’t do it alone, so I reached out and grabbed the hand of my friend who was singing beside me. It might have seemed strange to some, but not to her- she smiled at me as we held hands and sang praises to Him that day. It felt like a weight had been lifted off of me as I worshipped without reservation, and focused on nothing but praising Him. It was one of the first times I felt His presence as I sang.
It took years for Him to “undo” all my preconceived ideas about “worship”- what I thought it should sound and look like. The day I grabbed my friend’s hand was when I began to let go of my own hang-ups and when I started to truly “worship”. My heart’s desire is to know Him more intimately and to worship Him in Spirit and in truth.
For God is Spirit, so those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth. John 4:24
You have a gift!
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Thank you for your kind words 🙂 Blessings to you!
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So true Julie. We worship God in everything we do,or we should. As a man in his sixties I can tell you that I want to shout and run when I worship my savior. Following what God says instead of what others do will always yield his presence. Which is so precious. Also when we worship freely and in truth it encourages others to do the same. It is sad that a lot of churches today discourage true worshipping of God. It is just a program for sake of time. Thank you for sharing and being honest.
much love Tom
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Oh, there are days I wish I could jump up and dance and shout, too! I play piano as I sing and lead worship at church- so I’m limited by that. I do on occasion get out from behind it and sing, but not often 🙂 Having gone to school for music, it was a hard transition going from everything having to be a “polished performance” to just simply using music to worship the Lord. Thanks for always sharing your thoughts and for your encouragement!! I pray that you are having a great week!
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Beautiful song, sis 🙂 as always. Really love your song and also your voice. You have a wonderful blessings and gift from God to worship Him. Thank you for sharing 🙂
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Thank you so much for your encouraging words, Karina 🙂 Blessings to you and your family!!
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You are welcome, sis 🙂
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Beautiful as always 🙂
I still struggle lifting my hands. Somehow subconsciously when the music starts I always assume the stance my choir master had us take when I was a kid lol. I get over it sometimes though
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Lol!! I know that “choir stance” well!! It took me years to let go of all of that (even though there is still a time and place for that, too!) I play piano at church while I sing, so there’s not a whole lot of hand-raising from me…but I do it whenever He nudges me too 🙂 Hope you are doing well!!
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🙂 I’m doing well thanks, getting back to “normal” after summer. Hope you and yours are well too
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Loved it, Julie. Really beautiful.
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Thank you so much, Professor 🙂 Looking forward to seeing more guitar videos from you guys!!
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Thank you for this gift, Julie!!! I love your beauty that shines when you worship from your soul…proudly!! ❤ ❤
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Thank you so much for your encouragement, Lorrie 🙂 I read this from a devotional a while back- “nothing blesses the one who prays as much as an offering of praise” I have really taken that to heart…hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend 🙂
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I love it!! 🙂
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