Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs,
And the sorrow
Till there's none!
When I'm stuck a day
That's gray,
And lonely,
I just stick out my chin
And grin,
And say,
Oh, the sun'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow!
Tomorrow!
I love ya Tomorrow!
The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There'll be sun!
Just thinking about
Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs
And the sorrow
'Til there's none!
When I'm stuck with a day
That's gray and lonely
I just stick out my chin
And grin, and say--
The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
So ya gotta hang on
'Til tomorrow
Come what may
Tomorrow!
Tomorrow!
I love ya
Tomorrow!
You're always a day away
Tomorrow! Tomorrow! I love ya, tomorrow
You're always a day away!
Today is yet another day that I wish for tomorrow. Can someone please tell me when tomorrow will come? It is candidly stated in the famous song from the musical Annie; "Tomorrow is always a day away." Only one day? Two maybe...but as days turn into weeks and weeks into months, somehow tomorrow is never found. It seems too far out of reach.
I have found my heart is more than not, longing for the things or tomorrow. I struggle through the today, or so it seems, only to find that tomorrow seems much brighter. Of course God can be found in the today. And with the encouragement of a friend, I am becoming more and more aware of the everyday God moments. Purposefully looking for and finding God in even the smallest of places. Those moments can be pretty amazing. Even in this search to find God and go deeper, I'm left holding on simply to the promises of tomorrow. Not that He doesn't meet me where I'm at now, because He does, all the time. The fact is, there is something on the horizon of tomorrow that has captured my heart.
I feel as if I have waded in the puddles for too long and I'm ready to dive in to the fullness of what God has in store. This reminds me of a song by Steven Curtis Chapman in which he visualizes how it is to not take in the fullness of what the Lord has planned. How we need to wake up and see the Glory.
See The Glory
by Steven Curtis Chapman:
I never did like the word mediocre
I never wanted it to be said of me, oh, no
Just point me to the job and I'd go over, over
Looking for the very best that could be
So what is this thing I see
Going on inside of me?
When it comes to the grace of God
Sometimes it's like …
(chorus)
I'm playing Gameboy standing in the middle of the Grand Canyon
I'm eating candy sittin' at a gourmet feast
I'm wading in a puddle when I could be swimming in the ocean
Tell me what's the deal with me
(I know the time has come for me to)
Wake up and see the glory
Every star in the sky tells His story, oh
And every breeze is singing His song
All of creation is imploring
Hey, come see this grand phenomenon
The wonder of His grace
Should take my breath away
I miss so many things when I'm content with …
How could I trivialize it
This awesome gift of God's grace?
Once I have come to realize it
I should be speechless and amazed
Wake up and see the glory
Open your eyes and take it in
Wake up and be amazed
Over and over again
God's love is calling to you and to me
Wake up, wake up
Open your eyes
With emphasis on the chorus, it leads in the end to the bridge. The Lord has began to wake me up. To wake me up to know the fullness of who He is. I'm not content with just a taste of God anymore. I want more of Him.
In Psalms 34:8 we are encouraged to "Taste and see that the Lord is good..." The definition of taste according to Dictionarydotcom is 1) to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food.
To try and to test. The Lord is saying...."Go ahead! Just test me and see! I'll prove it to ya! He is such an understanding and faithful God that He gets our fleshly doubt. He understands that no matter how faithful He is to us, sometimes we still don't trust Him. So with His infinite wisdom and unfailing love for us, He lays it down in a way that we understand it better. He's waiting for you to just "taste and see that He is good". Why? Because He knows that once you have tasted, once you have truly experienced Him in His fullness, we will be ruined. Unsatisfied with anything else. We won't be able to get enough of Him.
As I have began to taste and see, I have been discontented with only a taste....I want more. I want so much more. I want ALL He has to offer. Psalms 34:8 goes on to say: "...blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him." When we taste God, He is within us. And when we are in Him, we will be Blessed. How awesome is that?
Nothing breaks my heart more than a Comfortable Christian Content to Compromise, and settle for less than what Jesus Christ has intended for them. He came that we may have life, not only life eternal, but life here on earth. Abundant life. Our lives can only be abundant when we take Jesus at His word and taste of His goodness.
Maybe that's why my heart longs for tomorrow. For tomorrow Holds promise of more of Christ in the fullness of his presence and the fullness of the call He has placed on my life.
I also know that I am in a time of testing and a time of waiting on the Lord. James 1:2-4 says (although I'd really encourage you to read the whole chapter) "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking in anything."
The breakdown would look something like this:
Testing=Perseverance=Maturity.
I think this is exactly where I'm at. God is dealing with me and a very real and raw way. I am being tested in many area's of my life. I'm trying desperately to persevere, for in the end I want to come forth as a mature Christian. Then God will be able to open the doors of tomorrow. Once I have been tested. Once my faith is strengthened. This is also a time for waiting upon God. I'm putting my hope for tomorrow in His hands. This is a time of preparation.
Isaiah 40:31 makes this pretty clear for us. "But those who hope in (or wait upon) the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint."
What a beautiful promise for us when we take the time to wait on the Lord. Waiting takes time....but its through waiting that we eventually, through Christ, reach our brighter tomorrows.
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