Watch Over Me

I've been dying to write all day long! I didn't know when my alarm went off this morning at 5:30 that the Lord had something so special waiting. I have my Bose set to 93.7 WDJC, which I really don't listen to that often. It just wakes me up in the morning and I almost always hit the snooze button and fall back to sleep for a few minutes. And usually I hit the snooze so quick I don't ever remember what was playing. Not today. I couldn't. Immediately when I reached for the button I woke up inside and couldn't turn it off right away. I kept hearing this guy singing, "You watch over me...la, la, la, la (somethin, somethin); You watch over me...la, la, la; You watch over me..." (you get the picture). I knew right away that this was for Tyler. I've been asking the Lord how to pray for him all along but specifically this next week. In 5 days he begins the final test, the Crucible (you can go here http://www.marines.com/page/usmc.jsp?pageId=/page/Detail-XML-Conversion.jsp?pageName=The-Crucible&flashRedirect=true for more information). And for a mom this is really tough! Well, maybe not as tough as it will be for him but tough in a different way. As soon as the song went off (and, of course, it was right at the end...the last chorus) I got up, walked straight into the kitchen as always and started the morning brew (coffee, that is) and went for the computer. I googled "watch over me" and walla...there it was. You've GOT to listen:



As soon as each person in my house got up (well Steven was at work so I had to tell him over the phone), guess what they had to listen to? Yep! Caleb pointed out that the song says "always faithful" too. That's the Marine motto - semper fidelis! I have never heard of this guy before and Tyler has been asking what new music has come out since he's been gone and he's asked Caleb & Ben to make him a CD of some songs that have been special to him while away and put some new stuff on it that he can hear when he gets back and on vacation. This is a new song! A new artist (to us anyway) and a message sent from the Lord!

Well, I couldn't stand it today. I had to run to the bookstore at lunch and find the CD. This guy, Aaron Shust, really is a Godsend. I don't know alot about him yet, but his CD cover is full of scripture and stories behind all his music about how God speaks to him and gives him these songs. There's actually quite a few songs on it that I like. And, I think my guys will really like it!

Do you have someone or many someone's that you're praying that God would watch over? Maybe you need that peace tonight that He is watching over you in your present circumstance. He is my friend. Know tonight that He is...if you're asking Him to. Receive that fresh word again whether for yourself or someone else. Seek the Lord always.

"Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you; He will never allow the [consistently] righteous to be moved (made to slip, fall or fail)." ~ Psalm 55:22 AMP

Praise the Lord for His faithfulness.