Two weeks ago the worship band at my
church played a song that I have since listened to approximately 200
times. That might be an exaggeration but it's close.
You probably have all had a similar
experience, when a song so moves you so much and has such relevance
in your life that you have to keep listening. Over and over and over.
On Thursday and Friday I watched a two
day Global Leadership Summit at my church that was broadcast from
Chicago to over 120 countries. Midway through day two, the host of
the summit, Bill Hybels, a man whom I had not heard of prior to the
summit seemed to rather dramatically switch gears.
The Song
Mr. Hybels began to talk about music
and the important role that music plays in connecting with God. He
then proceeded to speak to something that I had been reflecting upon
for the past few weeks. That this song that was playing over and over
in my head was providing a work of healing in my soul.
I don't recall his exact words but Mr.
Hybels said that he wanted to have the performers sing a song that
had been of great impact to him recently. He was wondering if this
would having meaning to anyone watching?
Of course, it was “the” song that
had been so relevant to me since I first heard it two Sundays ago.
Connection
You may be asking what this all has to
do with an animal communication, massage and energy work blog?
One of the most pervasive messages that
I receive from the animals is that we are all connected. Especially
through our connection to God. When we are choosing to be connected
to and when we are listening to our Creator than we cannot help but
be connected to others who are, as well. He will often work through
other people to get a message to us.
During the two day summit I had an
opportunity to spend a lot more time than I usually would with my
fellow church brothers and sisters. I felt that God took advantage of
that time and created several interactions through the other
attendees to drive home the relevance of the message of this song in
my life. The key was, I had to be open to listening and paying
attention to what was being shown to me. The animals are continuously
speaking to this point. We have to ready and willing to recognize
what the message is. Therefore, we must get out of our own heads and
out of our own way.
Divine Intervention
When we become aware of Divine
intervention in our lives it is something to be in awe of. Bill Hybels
and I have no real apparent connection. However, he and I both have
been connecting to the same song that he made the main focus of the
music portion of this event. God knew that I would be at the Summit
on that day and that it would speak to my heart how He has
orchestrated all of this. He knew that I would have been in church 2
weeks ago on the day when our worship leader chose that song to be
performed and how it would proceed to work in my heart. It's mind
blowing to me and so I felt the need to share something a little
different this time.
Have a listen. Maybe this will to you, too:
John 1:12 but to all who did receive
him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children
of God.