Day 2: Desert Song

Desert Song was one of my favorite songs from camp this summer.  It talks about finding strength through God in some of the driest, most barren times in life.  The bridge of the song is my favorite:

All of my life

In every season

You are still God

I have a reason to sing

I have a reason to worship

Throughout college and especially in this past year I have been learning this truth: that God is steadfast, as is the character of His heart.  When I left camp this summer I told myself I would read scripture and journal my prayers every day.  I aimed to keep a more constant conversation going with God.  I have done fairly well, but looking at my journal there are some considerable gaps between dates.  It reflects some times this year that I have been so caught up with school and life that I forgot to stop and talk to God.  I forgot to lean on Him even when times were good.  

The bridge of this song is a reminder that even as I fall away - even as I become like that friend that just drops off the face of the earth, doesn't call, doesn't text - God is still God.  He will take me back regardless of how long it's been.  His goodness and His desire to have a relationship with me never changes.

It took me a long time to understand the parable of the prodigal son.  It can be frustrating because I usually put myself in the shoes of the other brother, watching my brother come home after he has made poor choices, only to receive praise, blessings and lavish gifts from our father.  I often fail to see that I can just as easily fit into the shoes of the prodigal son.  Sometimes I spend time away from God, caught up in my own life and things that I convince myself I will be able to handle on my own.  But whenever I return, I know that He is still God.  He is the same.  He still is the reason to sing.  He still is the reason to worship.   

~SP