all things suspended

I (Danielle) shared these thoughts with David several months ago and have felt like they summarize much of where we’ve been the last year (from my perspective). Its been about a year that we’ve been in full time support raising mode. It seems like we’re nearing the end but I’m unsure of when God has planned we’ll finish 🙂

Because there is no clear end to support raising – it simply ends when we have raised 100% of the funds – life has felt ‘on hold’ a lot. There are things we’ve been unable to participate in because support raising conflicts in some way and is the priority right now. There have been times emotionally, I’ve felt suspended in mid air, not sure when I will land and be able to continue on to other goals.

Below are lyrics of a song called ‘Mended’ by one of my favorite groups, Watermark. After listening to the chorus, I was reminded that while we might be ‘midair’, we are not out of God’s hands. He is holding us; all things are connected even if I can’t see the connections. We are not forgotten; He knows how we are doing and when and how support raising will end. I feel like other parts of this song apply to support raising as well because it has been a time of growth for both David and I. Certain things in us needed to be refined, left behind, mended, and healed. Truthfully, David and I would have liked support raising to be over a long time ago. But I think of what is said in this song – ‘You give us your best, not what we thought was better’- is completely true. God’s timing and will is absolutely best. So below is the song 🙂

Mended    Watermark

You repair all that we have torn apart and

You unveil a new beginning in our hearts and

We stand grateful for all that has been left behind and

All that goes before us

Chorus: You’ve got all things suspended

All things connected

Nothing was forgotten

‘Cause your love is perfect

You are our healer

And you know what’s broken

And we’re not a mystery to you

(to you, oh Lord, to you)

We will dance ’cause you restore the wasted years and

You will sing over all our coming fears and

We’ll stand grateful for all that has been left behind and all that goes before us

Lord, you mend the breech

And you break every fetter

You give us your best, not what we thought was better

And you are to be praised

You are to be praised