He also said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket or under a bed? Isn’t it to be put on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed, and nothing concealed that will not be brought to light.If anyone has ears to hear, let him listen.”
Jesus, Mark 4:21-23
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“Amazing Grace…”
That was it. That was the song that woke my spirit after over a decade of living my life distant from God. I wasn’t trying to be rebellious. I wasn’t living in unbelief. It was something even more dangerous: apathy.
For years I chased feeling alive through toxic love, empty lust, and relationships that never truly satisfied. And in return, I received exactly what one should expect in the absence of salvation. Heartbreak. Disappointment. Hopelessness. The constant ache that only exists in spiritual neglect.
Then, one normal apathetic day, I was in my kitchen cleaning. I had background music going just so I wasn’t living in silence. ‘Amazing Grace’ started playing.
I hadn’t heard a worship song in years, and it hit me like a ton of bricks.
I’d heard it before. Many times. But for some reason, it felt like I was hearing the words for the first time in my life.
“A wretch like me...”
I suddenly understood that I wasn’t supposed to be perfect.
I could feel God reaching out for me, saying, “Just come as you are!”
Swept by the sudden wave of spiritual weight, I fell to my knees and cried.
I’d cried countless times before. I’d cried over my losses, my sorrows, and sometimes I even cried just to see if I still felt anything.
This time was different.
I was crying with hope.
When you accept Him, His presence feels instant— not because He suddenly arrives, but because He was there all along.
So, come as you are.
He’ll take care of the rest.
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see.
Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved, How precious did that grace appear, the hour I first believed!
“I tell you, that in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.”
