Can't live a day

Can't Live A Day - Avalon

I could live life alone
Never fill the longings of my heart
The healing warmth of someone's arms
And I could live without dreams
And never know the thrill of what could be
With every star so far and out of reach
I could live without many things
And I could carry on, but ...

Chorus

I couldn't face my life tomorrow
Without Your hope in my heart I know
I can't live a day without You
Lord,there's no night and there's no morning
Without Your loving arms to hold me
You're the heartbeat of all I do
I can't live a day without You

I could travel the world
See all the wonders beautiful and new
They'd only make me think of You
And I could have all life offers
Riches that were far beyond compare
To grant my every wish without a care
Oh, I could do anything, oh yes
But if You weren't in it all...

Chorus

Bridge Jesus, I live because You live
You're like the air I breathe
Oh Jesus, oh I have because You give
You're everything to me

Chorus (2x)

Yesterday, I was on the way to meet shu and sheen and just as I reached Bishan's mrt station, the train for marina bay just arrived. Which means that I will have just missed it. I remember sighing and asking, "Do you have to do this?" as just a random thought, not in particularly meaning anyone. So after that, I set down and prepared to wait for another 8 mins for the next train. Guess what? A brand new empty train came in just 2 mins after I sat down. And as I sat down in the train, in my own corner, my question earlier came back to me. "Do You have to do this?"

Maybe He did have to do it.

The disappointment is short-term, the joy when we receive something even better is for forever. In church today, the message was about the goodness of God in trials. We would always say and sing the song "God is good all the time". But do we truly acknowledge that? All the time?? Maybe when things are going good, smooth-sailing,it is quite easy to thank God and say that He is good. But when we face hardship?Trials? Can we really say with all our hearts that God is good? The speaker made a very strong point. Not only do we have to give thanks to God in all circumstances, we also have to realise that we can give thanks to Him at all times, and that trials and crisis actually are needed for our lives!

All sunshine makes a desert. From time to time, some rain is needed so that the land may be fertile and may bear much fruit. Our times of difficulty, of disappointments are times when we need to learn and trust in Him, to continue to perservere for Him, in order that we might grow. Trials are what bring out the best in us. We need to shake off the impurities, so that the pure and good things will remain.

and the song?The lyrics represent what is in my heart. I can go on, I can carry on with what I do and all..but I can't live a day without Jesus. Life would hold little meaning without Him. We all have a Jesus-shaped hole in our hearts, in our souls. Whether or not we know it, whether or not we believe it, it is true. Life will be tough, life will have its' troubles. But, He that is in me is greater than he that is in the world.- 1 John 4:4.

Help me to trust in You. Let me dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.