Extravagant Love

I woke up this morning with this song "running" through my mind...

So, the first thing I did (after complaining about having to get up-just being honest) was look up the song.  To fill in the SOMETHINGS!

Your love is extravagant
Your {something}, it is {something}
I feel I'm moving to the rhythm of Your grace
Your {something} is intoxicating in the {something something}
Cause Your love is extravagant

Well, the words I was missing was FRIENDSHIP, INTIMATE, FRAGRANCE, and SECRET PLACE.

but there was more to the song that made me cry... it was here:

Spread wide in the arms of Christ there's a love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known; You considered me a friend
Capture my heart again

I was wondering if it was just me that "struggles" with the duality of:

"spending time awake with God praying when you should be sleeping"

and

"begging God to please let you go back to sleep"

Last night, Hunter's dog woke up at 2:27am. Thanks to my "mom ears" I am the only one who hears here high pitched whine that means "you better get here quick or there is going to be a mess". So, I "moan" and go to let her out. She quickly does her business and goes right back to her room. I go back to bed "knowing---this is not going to be good."

I lay there thinking about "too many things" I tried to snuggle in and go back to sleep. I couldn't!

I prayed for so many people and situations and just petitioned God while also throwing up my own "please let me go back to sleep" and He wouldn't.  So, I prayed some more.

I looked at the clock 3:47am (bad idea) "cause then I got mad. I knew sleep was not close, but what was getting closer was 6am.  UGH!

I finally, not sure when, fell asleep.  It had to be after 4:15...  Then when hubby tried to get me up I was so MAD! then ANGRY! Then SAD!

Not for the reasons you would think,

I was mad that I didn't have the heart to get up when I know I should even though things in the night didn't go how I wanted.

I was angry because I felt like I was letting down my hubby, my self, and God.

and I was SAD because after an AMAZING night praying and petitioning and considering so many others I was still more concerned with my selfish self... and that made me SAD!

This is not who I desire to be.  I LOVE the Lord! I love his people! I love to pray.

Shoot, I even caught myself praying for a character in a movie we watched yesterday.  I chuckled and leaned over and told my hubby to which he responded "watch your prayers are going to make a difference" being sincere and sweet.  He loves what a SAP I am.  Then I sat in my seat, settled in and thanked God that it was AUTOMATIC, that He gives me that desire.  BTW the movie was "To Save a Life" in theaters. I highly recommend it. 

So, there I am. mad, angry and sad... and there HE is singing sweetness over me.  Giving me a song.  Capturing my heart again. 


So, am I the only one? 



 

and because it doesn't show the video on facebook here's the url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoaH0I9UwLI 

Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate
I feel like moving to the rhythm of Your grace
Your fragrance is intoxicating in our secret place
Your love is extravagant

Chorus:
Spread wide in the arms of Christ is the love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known You considered me a friend
Capture my heart again

Spread wide in the arms of Christ is the love that covers sin
No greater love have I ever known; You considered me a friend
Capture my heart again
 
Your love is extravagant
Your friendship, it is intimate