Ever receive a Promise from the Lord, yet waited and witnessed nothing come to pass? Ever feel…

Hopeless?

Helpless?

Frustrated?

Weak?

Overwhelmed?

Forgotten?

Then this is for you.

(If you are not interested in the story behind this, although I highly encourage you to read it, just skip to the bottom for the actual song. Other than that, read on.)

So, I wrote a song.

Now, allow me to make something very clear. I have never considered myself a songwriter of any sort. I do love to write, and even poetry is something I enjoy, but never have I attempted to write an actual song. That is, until the day the words were ringing out so loudly in my heart that I could not contain them.

May 31, 2014 - I stood in my bedroom in Michigan and stared out the window into the cloudy and lifeless sky. I felt so hopeless. As a matter of fact, hopeless cannot suffice to the feelings that were overwhelming my heart. “Where are you Lord?” I asked Him as I turned away from the window and sat down at my old wooden desk. This desk had seen my best and my worst days. This desk was my sanctuary. Whenever I would sit there to meet with the Lord, pen in hand and a fresh page in my journal, this is the place where my fear would meet His beckoning voice. This is the place where my peace was reinstated. Always.

You see, as like many of you, the Lord had given me a specific promise. And also like many of you, I had not seen this promise come to pass yet. One month prior, the Lord had spoken to me that in a certain amount of months, everything in my life would drastically change. My atmosphere, my friendships, even myself. He declared that He had a great opportunity for me on the horizon, if I would just hold fast and wait upon Him. Of course one month seemed like it turned into forever, so at this moment in time, I felt frustrated. “Did you really speak that to me, Lord?” I dropped my head into my hands as if it weighed 100 pounds. And at the moment, with all of the frustration and fear, it very well could have. I sighed deeply as tears flowed from my eyes, down my cheeks, and one by one dripped onto my desk like an old leaky faucet. Ironically enough, I felt old. I felt tired. I felt defeated. Waiting has a way of doing that to you. It has a way of convincing you that the entire world is living “the dream” and somehow, you slipped under the mighty radar of God. Ever felt like that? Maybe it was just me.

But then…there He was. You see, when the Lord speaks to me, it comes from deep within. My heart was filled so full with…something. Have you ever wanted to eagerly express what you were feeling, yet opening up your mouth to form the first word seemed impossible? Yeah…it was kind of like that. You see, when the Lord sustains, He also empowers. He doesn’t just leave you where you are, He strengthens you to continue on. And in that moment, He did just that.

“I feel You beckoning me in…” is all I could whisper through trembling lips. “You want me to do more than this…” I opened my eyes as my body surged with an energy of hope and assurance that, until then, I had no idea existed.

And then, in the silence of my brokenness, in the center of my weakness, He spoke…

Write these Words down, Beloved. For I am giving you a song to sing and a reminder that I mean what I say, and I always say exactly what I mean.

I trembled, as I usually do, as His words comforted and rang through every piece of my once troubled heart. I was filled with a song…His song. I grabbed my pen and flipped the page of my notebook to a new fresh page. The words flowed from my lips as my hand desperately tried to keep up.

One Year Later: It's time to share.

You see, His promise came to pass. God uprooted me and showed forth what He declared. New atmosphere, new friendships, new me, and even the brand new opportunity. Everything He promised, not one word returned void.

God moved me to Tennessee for 6 months to reveal to me who I was without all of the "crutches" I comfortably leaned on, back home in Michigan. Then, after that lesson was completed, God moved me right back to Michigan to prove to me just how much He had changed me. I tried to jump back into all that I had left, but nothing seemed to fit anymore. It was kind of like the "New Wine in old Wine Skins", story. I wasn't meant to fit back in with my old life. I wasn't supposed to try and open a locked door. No one understood it, and I was criticized and rebuked immensely by many people whom I used to run the race with. But you see, you can't let the chatter slow you down.

When God calls you to step out in faith, it will almost never make sense to those who aren't walking your journey. You just have to learn to not let that bother you.

And so, I am once again embarking on another adventure.

God is calling me out of Michigan, yet again, and I am heading back to Tennessee for about a month.

I can't help but laugh, because this whole "Pilgrim" Lifestyle is quite interesting. Sometimes I have to remind myself that some of the great men of faith in the old testament packed up their lives and moved at the sound of God's command. So why not me, as well?

Yet I want you to realize something; it never looks like what you think it's going to.

It's good to have a plan for the future; but don't allow it to get in the way of God's plans. Things are subject to change without a moment's notice, are you willing to go with the flow?

His leadership has never once failed, and that's all you need to know.

So, with all of that being said, I wanted to give you the background story to this song before I share it because it means something to me.

This song is personal.

Very personal.

And without you knowing the foundation of it, this song would merely be just a clever group of words, pieced together.

So, here it is. A large piece of my heart in the form of a song, that I believe is going to help someone just like it has to me.

Enjoy and take heart. Our God is a faithful, and loving Father.

SO JUST BELIEVE

And I feel You, beckoning me in..
You want me to do more than this…
So much more than this
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Harbored on my shores of unbelief
The anchors are raised - You say “Come to Me”
“Oh won’t you come to Me”
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Designed outside of time
Limitations are now disguised
You’ve given me wings of my own
And now it’s time to fly
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So I hear You now…
Finally, I hear You now
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You say
“Rest assure - there’s so much more
My voice is an invitation, for I am standing at your door
All things have been made new - My hand’s extended unto you
Nothing can hold you back if you don’t want it to
Look beyond the horizon - I’m giving you a clearer view
You thought this was the end - but here is your breakthrough
So just believe.”
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Trying to fit into the crowd - yet I was born to stand right out
Searching for love in a broken world - my itinerary of doubt
But then You rushed right in
Abolished my slavery to sin
You’ve been calling unto my weary heart
“Beloved arise - and choose to LIVE”
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So I hear You now…
Finally I hear You now
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You say
“Rest assure - there’s so much more”
My voice is an invitation, for I am standing at your door
All things have been made new - my hand’s extended unto you
Nothing can hold you back if you don’t want it to
Look beyond the horizon - I’m giving you a clearer view
You thought this was the end, but here is your breakthrough
So just believe.“
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And every wall - You’re walking right through them all
Running this race before me - I’m answering Your call
You never wanted my perfection - in Your love there’s no rejection
Standing upon this Rock - oh, I am free
To love You back - is all You’ve asked of me
I’m learning to trust - although my eyes, they cannot not see
but I believe
Oh Lord, now I believe.

Amy Basel - 2015