Do you ever feel like Jonah?

Lately, Paul and I have realized that he is the funny blogger and I am the serious blogger. I am not sure how that happened, but apparently writing on our blog is a creative outlet for him. So we are just going to go with that. Not to say that I won't ever be funny, or work in some random movie quotes, but who are we kidding....Paul is the clown in our family and no one can do those things with the grace and eloquence that he is able to.

So let's move on the to real reason why I am writing.

I am not sure if any of you have heard the song "God of this City". Apparently, it is being played on the Passion tour right now, and has become very popular among the young worship pastors these days. Well, we have sung this song at our church and this past weekend when we attended The Village Church in Highland Village, TX we heard it again. It really made me think about this city that we (Paul and I) live in. Austin, Texas. I realized that I am a bit more like Jonah than I would ever admit to. I have had the dream since college to move to Dallas. Mainly, because my sister was there (now she is here, but she is why I wanted to go), but also for a change of scenery. I have lived in the Austin area ALL of my life (except my freshman year in college...and YES that was the year I would have paid a lot of money to get back to Austin). And now being married and Paul's family living in the Dallas area I just want to move there more. However, on Sunday I realized that God has called me to Austin...this is my Ninevah...my heart has definitely been in Tarshish but this is where I am supposed to be. I have felt like I was in the belly of a whale recently,too. For me it is those times when I am spiritually dry. I feel like I am getting nothing out of church, nothing out of Small Group Bible Study, and nothing out of my quiet times. It is like I read the Scripture and it is flat. When I finally get to the point that I will cry out to God is when I can move from this place of spiritual dryness to obedience and joy in my relationship with Christ. So now I have a choice. I can choose to rejoice for being here, get on board with God and the plan He has for my life, and I can let Him grow my heart for those in this city that need the good news of a Savior or I can complain and keep fleeing from where He wants me to be. So I am choosing to look at this city through God's eyes and with His love for these people, and experience the joy that comes with obedience and seeing God change lives.

So here are the lyrics to this song:
This song is originally by Bluetree and redone by Chris Tomlin (check out the links)

God of this City (Greater Things)

You’re the God of this city
You’re the King of these people
You’re the Lord of this nation
You are

You’re the light in this darkness
You’re the hope to the hopeless
You’re the peace to the restless
You are

For there is no-one like our God
There is no-one like our God

Greater things have yet to come
Greater things are still to be done
In this city

Greater things have yet to come
And greater things have still to be done here

You’re the Lord of Creation
The Creator of all things
You’re the King above all Kings
You are

You’re the strength in our weakness
You’re the love to the broken
You’re the joy in the sadness
You are

For there is no-one like our God
There is no-one like our God

Greater things have yet to come
Greater things are still to be done
In this city

Greater things have yet to come
And greater things have still to be done here

Greater Things have yet to come and greater things are still to be done in Austin, TX!!!!