Today, I am sharing the recording and lyrics for the song "I Exist for You" and the background of this song.
From my journal entry for 11/24/2005:
"God works in wonders! I can have faith in the God who made the world from nothing! And from this faith, I have righteousness.
God, give me the faith to believe in You. To believe that You can do anything and everything. Nothing is beyond You. Nothing is above you. You created everything that exists and it all exists for You. You've ordained every minute of my life and planned out the path for my life. It is all for You, Jesus. It is all for You."
On a Wednesday night gathering back in 2005, we were studying Romans and on this particular week we had studied chapter 4. My dad shared and his insights, along with with the Lord revealing His word to us, gave all of us such a clear picture about faith and righteousness. It was incredibly amazing!
The next evening, I was going back over the chapter and I wrote the journal entry (which I quoted in this post) and alongside it the words for this song. This song was written in five minutes. That is truly the Lord!
Here is a link where you can listen to and download for free "I Exist for You" (you may have to make an account to listen, but it's free and painless) and also a link to view the lyrics.
I hope it encourages you!
All glory to Jesus,
Adriel
Last night I started singing a simple chorus of a new song forming in my heart. I spent some time today looking at the verse in particular that the chorus originated from.
"You are my hiding place; You preserve me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance." Psalm 32:7
"You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word." Psalm 119:114
I don't think I read a book from the Bible more than I do the book of Psalms. There's just something about it that captures me, draws me in and leaves me so encouraged. My heart feels lighter, my step is firmer, and my faith is moored deeper. I'm not putting down the whole Bible - the entire Book is good! The Psalms just have a special way of speaking to me. Perhaps it may be that they are, in a sense, songs. It could be the songwriter in me that is drawn to them. Or just the combination of poetry and truth woven together in such a beautiful way - that could be it. Whatever the case may be, I am thankful for them.
I've got some ideas for this song mulling around in my head and also scribbled in my journal. I'll be able to work on it this evening probably and get it cleaned up. Looking forward to sharing it with you!
All glory to Jesus,
Adriel
Alrighty! Seeing that I'm starting to get my feet wet in this "sharing songs" stuff, I decided to start a blog devoted entirely to this aspect of my life.
My brother is in the process of working on a website for me, but I wanted a place in the meantime to be able to share the lyrics for the songs that I will be sharing on songcloud.com along with stories and testimonies behind the songs... things like that. Hey, maybe I'll even stick with it!
I hope that you will find encouragement here, always giving God the glory and praise for the way in which He stoops down from His high and lofty place to touch the deepest parts of our souls and hearts, even though we are but dust.
All glory to Jesus,
Adriel
