Love Never Fails.....

It's no secret - I love to sing!  I have never sung in a band, karaoked only a handful of times out in public and have only been in the church choir for about 3 years...but none the less, 2-3 times a year I get the opportunity to share a special song with my church family.  It is quite an honor to get to share a song I have selected, a song that for me is more than just a quick pick. 

I really find my voice quite awkward, but I share it with other's because I've been asked to, some would say even called to - honestly though I feel I sing quite aweful. LOL!  I never forget who I am singing to though and that is what gets me on my feet to do it!  Although the congregation is listening in, my audience is truly that of one.  For this reason I put a lot of thought into the song I sing - it must have a special message, one that I think God is calling me to sing that particular week. Many times I have a song selected and God lands a brand new one in my hands - sometimes with less than a week to learn...but when it fits - it fits! Who am I to argue.  Yes, I still get nervous but I focus on the message and what it means to me and I hope that those who are watching this intimate expression of love find meaning in it as well.  I always pray before I sing in church, I ask that God uses it in a mighty way - that it touches someone, even JUST one!  I ask for God to be with me, give me courage, take my nerves away and let me NOT mess up so bad that the message is lost.  I also ask that he works through the song to bring someone nearer to him, for his glory.  With that said, against my better judgment, I give in and let him take over!  Only through his strength am I able to sing in front of hundreds of people without passing out or crying....I say crying because when I sing I really feel the song, I feel the words....and I just let it come out however he wants it to!  Many times I know a song has a great message when I can't sing it without crying and I know when it's ready to be sung: when I can sing it WITHOUT actually crying during it! LOL  I never forget though, that by him I can do all things, and without him I can do nothing worthwhile and of true value.

Here are the lyrics for the song I'm working on now, it is quite timely in my life!  It's called "Love Never Fails" and it is preformed by Brandon Heath:

Love is not proud
Love does not boast
Love after all
Matters the most

Love does not run
Love does not hide
Love does not keep
Locked inside

Love is the river that flows through
Love never fails you

Love will sustain
Love will provide
Love will not cease
At the end of time

Love will protect
Love always hopes
Love still believes
When you don’t

Love is the arms that are holding you
Love never fails you

When my heart won’t make a sound
When I can’t turn back around
When the sky is falling down
Nothing is greater than this
Greater than this

Love is right here
Love is alive
Love is the way
The truth the life

Love is the river than flows through
Love is the arms that are holding you
Love is the place you will fly to
Love never fails you