I've been kind of stuck on a song lately that is new to me, and I'd love to share it with you.  Perhaps you've already had the pleasure of hearing it. Let, somehow, the brevity of it's message penetrate your heart as you read them here:

BRING THE RAIN by Mercy Me

I can count a million times

People asking me how I can praise you

With all that I've gone through

The question just amazes me

Can circumstances possibly

Change who I forever am in You

Maybe since my life was changed

Long before these rainy days

It's never really ever crossed my mind

To turn my back on You Lord

My only shelter from the storm

But instead I draw closer through these times

So I pray

Bring me joy, bring me peace

Bring the chance to be free

Bring me anything that brings you glory

And I know there'll be days 

When this life brings me pain

But if that's what it takes to praise you

Jesus bring the rain

I am Yours regardless of

The dark clouds that may loom above

Because you are much greater than my pain

You who made a way for me 

By suffering Your destiny

So tell me what's a little rain

So I pray

Give me joy, give me peace

Give a chance to be free

Give me anything that brings you glory

And I know there'll be days 

When this life brings me pain

But if that's what it takes to praise you

Jesus bring the rain

I love this song.  I love the tune, I love the message, I love the surrendered heart it requires to sing it.  However, one cannot take lightly singing such words.  My heart resonates, "Oh yes, yes Lord" when they're singing so beautifully, "give me ANYTHING that brings you glory".  For it truly is the cry of my heart to achieve that kind of holiness, surrender, submission, emptiness, such a God-honoring life.  But the truth be told, I want to name the rain.  You know what I'm saying?  I want to say this, but not that; that struggle over there, but not the other one.  And by the way, especially not that one right there that really stings me deeply, or the one that makes me just plain mad.  I don't know exactly which ones I have in mind exactly, Lord, but I'm sure you can think of some rainy things that don't have to involve people I love,  and, well, frankly just this little list right here.  Can you relate at all?!  These thoughts swimming around in my head have made it nearly impossible to listen to the song now!  I'm nearly afraid to for fear the Lord is really going to have it out with me in the middle of it one of these days.  Ha!  No, I know it doesn't really work that way.  Clearly His spirit is already having His way with me, and I pray that He will with you too as you meditate on these words and think about what it means to be willing to do ANYTHING for the sake of His glory.  Amen.