I love listening to Mega 100 on the radio because they play all the old songs I used to sing, dance and listen to when I was younger and thought I was the coolest girl in town (and I really was you know).  As a matter of fact, if you see me driving my car through town, you just might catch a glimpse of me bobbing my head up and down and side to side to a few of those Mega 100 hits.  Yep, there’s nothing like a good song to get your head bobbing and bring back good memories. 

I had one of those good music flashbacks yesterday but I wasn’t in my car and I wasn’t listening to Mega 100.  Instead I was cooking in the kitchen and listening to the gospel channel on Pandora. 

I was toe-tapping to some powerful Gospel music when the song “Lord Prepare Me” came on.   It’s a slow song so there was no need for head bobbing, but as soon as I heard the first few notes, I cranked up the volume and busted out singing loud, strong and totally off key.  (Yes, believe it or not, even cool girls can be vocally challenged).

Crooning the words, “Lord prepare me, to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true.  And with thanksgiving, I’ll be a living, sanctuary for you,” took me back to the first time I heard it, 18-years ago.

Without searching Google, I couldn’t even tell you who originally wrote that song but I can tell you exactly how I felt the first time I heard it.   My very spirit welled up inside me as I considered each word a perfect reflection of my heart’s desire at that time for God to mold me and shape me into the woman He created me to be.  I was so thankful that God had opened my eyes to look beyond what I thought I knew about Him up to that point and allowed me to discover Him in a more personal way.

I was learning for the first time just how real God is.  He wasn’t just the “man upstairs” or an unattainable “being” as I had often imagined on Sundays at church.   He was real, intimate, personable, holy and trustworthy and all I wanted to do was to follow His lead.  Thus the song Lord Prepare Me became my personal prayer.

As the song on Pandora came to an end, my mind returned to the present privilege of cooking dinner for my family, but the memories behind the song left my mind, heart and soul full.

Just knowing how the song reflects the changes that took place in one life, my life as I asked God to prepare me, gives me reason to shout.  Could you imagine what changes might take place in the heart of the people in this community if we all prayed this song,  Lord prepare us, to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true. And with thanksgiving, let us be a living sanctuary, for you.

 

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