For Your Glory...

The other day I was caught up in worship while listening to "For Your Glory" by Tasha Cobbs. As I listened to the words of the song I began to feel conviction. I continued to sing the song, "For your glory, I would do anything. Just to see you. To behold you as my King... I want to be where you are..." And my stomach began to turn as the question presented itself, "Would you really do anything for my glory? Do you really want to be where I am?" As I began to say yes, the questions kept coming, "What if I call you to minister and show compassion to people who talk about you and mistreat you?" "What if I tell you to move to a place that is uncomfortable and unfamiliar to you?" What if I call you to give up the very thing you hold dear to your heart?" "What if walking in my will causes you to lose friends and loved ones?"
As I stood before God I had to reanalyze if I really meant the lyrics that I sang in worship to Him. I had to repent because as I started to answer the questions I realized I wasn't being honest and I had to stay before the Lord and pray as Jesus did in the Garden of Gethsemane that His will, above mine, would be done in my life.
It is true, I want to dwell in the presence of God. I want to dance and rejoice in His glorious presence. And I want to be able to stand before Him honestly and tell God, "Yes, for your glory, I would do anything!" After all that God has done for me and delivered me from I want to present my life as a living sacrifice and always remain available to Him. My heart's desire is that I would always be able to say, as Isaiah did, "Here I am, Lord, send me!"
That isn't to say that it is always easy, I wrestle with my flesh daily and I have to fast consistently in order to keep my flesh and my own desires in check; however, it is definitely possible. I pray that as you listen to the words of this song (and any worship song) that you may be able to sing the words from a sincere heart!
Lord, if I find favor in your sight... Lord, please hear my hearts cry. I'm desperately waiting to be where you are. I'd cross the hottest desert. I'd travel near or far. For your glory, I would do anything. Just to see you. To behold you as my King... I want to be where you are!