{"id":174,"date":"2014-03-21T00:01:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-21T04:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/apertureoflight\/?p=174"},"modified":"2014-03-21T00:02:33","modified_gmt":"2014-03-21T04:02:33","slug":"true-love-is-the-burden-that-will-carry-us-back-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/apertureoflight\/2014\/03\/true-love-is-the-burden-that-will-carry-us-back-home.html","title":{"rendered":"True love is the burden that will carry us back home"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"avon,<\/a><\/p>\n

I wanted to share one of my favorite songs, which has been very powerful in my life.\u00a0 Ulysses by Josh Garrels<\/strong>.\u00a0 For the times when we feel lost, overwhelmed, or just unsure of our next move, we always know the sun will rise in the morning and the true love of God will always carry us on.\u00a0 To me, this is what this song means: (italics are my thoughts added)<\/p>\n

I\u2019m holding on to the hope that one day this could be made right. <\/strong>
\n I\u2019ve been shipwrecked, and left for dead, and I have seen the darkest sights. <\/strong><\/p>\n

We go through trials, some of them terribly hard, some just insecurities, some indecision, some that are storms we just never thought would ever come and we are not at all prepared for.\u00a0 And sometimes we feel completely alone in these storms.<\/em><\/p>\n

But do you ever just get a little tug at your heart?<\/em><\/p>\n

Everyone I\u2019ve loved seems like a stranger in the night <\/strong>
\n But Oh my heart still burns, tells me to return, and search the fading light. <\/strong><\/p>\n

What is that fading light?\u00a0 Even when we’re running, God is gently chasing our hearts and pouring out his love into our wounds.<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sailing home to you I wont be long <\/strong>
\n By the light of moon I will press on <\/strong>
\n Until, I find, my love <\/strong><\/p>\n

His love is a journey.\u00a0 It is an epic one at that.\u00a0 We get to take out our sword and fight the battles and know that no matter what, we are protected by his armor.\u00a0 The waters are rough and the trials are nothing to play around with.\u00a0 They are real and they hurt and the darkness seem to go on for miles.\u00a0 But the one flame is lit and we can see it 100 miles ahead, so we keep pressing on.\u00a0 The heat is warm in our souls and we can’t explain the feeling but we know it’s real.\u00a0 It is more real than anything we have ever felt.\u00a0 So we keep seeking…<\/em><\/p>\n

Trouble has beset my ways, and wicked winds have blown <\/strong>
\n Sirens call my name, they say they\u2019ll ease my pain, then break me on the stones <\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes we are deceived by things that promise us hope, love and protection but later find out that they lied to us.\u00a0 Even our own hearts can lie to us.\u00a0 Only when we know God’s truth, do we truly find the peace we are longing for.\u00a0 He can break through the hardest of hearts.<\/em><\/p>\n

But true love is the burden that will carry me back home <\/strong>
\n Carry me with the, memories of the, beauty I have known <\/strong><\/p>\n

If you have experienced God once, no matter how far away you may have run, you will recognize his voice.\u00a0 There is no escaping his beauty and love.\u00a0\u00a0 God is the life-giver of the universe.\u00a0 I truly did not know life until I knew him.\u00a0 He is the lover of my soul and the giver of beauty and knowing that, I cannot be taken down.\u00a0 No matter how much we doubt sometimes, he is constantly reminding us that we are his and that trusting him is all we have to do.<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m sailing home to you I wont be long <\/strong>
\n By the light of moon I will press on <\/strong><\/p>\n

The destination is probably not one that we can see.\u00a0 We hope and dream and we press towards those dreams, sometimes in complete darkness.\u00a0 But having that light ahead that we can’t even make out, but knowing it is good, keeps us going.\u00a0 We are unshakable.<\/em><\/p>\n

So tie me to the mast of this old ship and point me home <\/strong>
\n Before I lose the one I love, before my chance is gone <\/strong>
\n I want to hold, her in, my arms<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you ready for the ride of your life?\u00a0 For the most epic adventure of all time?\u00a0 How bout living it everyday for the rest of forever!\u00a0 Just look up, feel the warmth of the sun on your face and let the lover of your soul wash over you like the waves of the ocean.\u00a0 Powerful, yet peaceful. \u00a0 You’ll know his voice because it is sweet and it is true.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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